Cubbies

Aiden has moved up in the Awana program. Last year he was in the two year old class called Puggles. This year he has moved up to the three and four year old class called Cubbies. He was nervous at first about being in a new class, but now he really likes it. In Cubbies they are learning the Pledge to the American Flag, the Pledge to the Awana Flag, and the Awana Song. They also get to go on the playground for a little while. He has a vest, bag, and handbook this year, too. His handbook has Bible verses in it for him to memorize. He earns patches for each group of verses memorized. So far he has earned two patches.

The Awana Awards Ceremony

Jenny and Aiden participated in the Awana Awards Ceremony this year. It was Jenny's second year participating, and Aiden's first. Jenny is in the group called Sparks and Aiden's group is called Puggles.

The awards ceremony was so cute! Aiden's group sang a few songs, and they both received certificates for their participation in the program this year. Jenny also received a ribbon for completing her first Spark handbook.

It was so much fun seeing them both up there on the stage this year! Aiden's group went first since they are the youngest. They sang three songs, and then received their certificates. Next year Aiden will move up to the Cubbies. He'll get a Cubbies vest and handbook. He'll also have to start memorizing the Bible verses in his handbook each week.

Jenny's group didn't sing any songs, but she received a certificate and a ribbon. She will be in Sparks again next year since it is for kindergarten through second grade. She is in the middle of her second handbook - there are a total of three handbooks for Sparks.

Awana

This fall Jenny started going to Awana on Wednesday nights. She loves it! I am so glad that she does because I think it is a great program to teach kids about Christ and the Bible.

For those of you who don't know what Awana is, here is a description from their website located here.

Awana helps churches and parents work together to develop spiritually strong children and youth who faithfully follow Jesus Christ. Our programs offer a proven approach for evangelizing and discipling kids in the church and community.

As a ministry leader for 60 years, Awana is making an impact. A recent national survey found Awana to be as important to our alumni's spiritual foundation as all other church activities combined. Among alumni who participated in our programs for at least six years, 92.7 percent still attend church at least weekly as adults!
Each week, more than one million kids ages 2 to 18 participate in Awana. Over 12,000 churches in the U.S. and more than 8,000 internationally run Awana programs that change young lives through biblical truth.

Jenny is most excited about the vest and handbook she has for Awana. Here she is in her vest....

The Bible verse Jenny memorized tonight:

"For God so loved the world,

that He gave His only begotten Son,

that whosoever shall believeth in Him should not perish,

but have everlasting life."

John 3:16