Less than one week to Awana!

It's less than one week to our first club night at Ridgeville! Can't wait to see all the clubbers again and have great times singing, playing games and memorizing God's word together.
Don't forget to get to the chapel early for registration on the 11th!
See you then!
And check out the Awana calendar page, all of this years crazy and wacky theme nights are ready to go!

AWANA BEGINS IN TWO WEEKS

Awana at Ridgeville Bible Chapel begins in two short weeks. Hope all you clubbers and parents are ready, because we are. When you arrive, don't be suprised if you don't reconize the place. Over the summer, a number of large scale renovations have been done to our kitchen and more specifically the gym. You won't even reconize it! We added new sound barriers, changed the color scheem from the famous 70's reto to a more contemporary style and added new moveable basketball hoops which can be stored in the case of a function.
So things are getting set......get those handbooks and uniforms dusted off and see you soon!

Awana begins on September 11th at 6:30pm. Bring out new friends who can also join the fun.....and look for our ad in the Voice of Pelham over the next two weeks and point it out to anyone who is looking for a great time of games, Bible study, fun lessons and singing on Tuesday nights.

Recovering from the MCMAC Chinese conference

Now I know what Goliath felt like. The August long weekend saw the family and I ministering to a group of Chinese Chrstians from Mississauga at Brock University. As one of my Awana churches, I've had the privilidge of ministering to them in the past and have formed a great friendship with their Pastor and church family over the past year. That's why it was a great privilidge, when asked, to minister to their children and adults. The topics I taught on ranged from the Armor of God (specifically the Shield of Faith), to facing the most difficult of challenges (David and Goliath), to the true gift of Christmas.

HAD TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF LEADING SONG TIME FOR THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM. FOR ANY WHO KNOW HOW BAD I SING, YHOU UNDERSTAND!

FORGET WHERE'S WALDO, WHERE'S BOBBY? HERE'S A HINT, HE'S THE ONLY CAUCASION IN THE PICTURE!

Now it's time to recover before heading to Oakville to do some Awana missionary traning. Special thanks to Hopedale Bible Chapel for lending us their building for this weekend.

And as always, we are planning the year ahead at our own club at Ridgeville. Looking forward to some productive weeks of planning.

THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

It certainly has been a hot summer so far! I've had to water my garden almost everyday, as I'm sure many of you have. Had a chance to go to Safari Niagara with the kids a few times, enjoying the splash pad on a number of occasions.
As for the Awana year coming up, I'm busy preparing not only our club at Ridgeville Bible Chapel, but planning out what will undoublty be a busy year in the Golden Horseshoe area. I have a Bible camp that I'm looking after the weekend of August 3-6th, then onto more missionary training the following weekend, planning a possible golf tournment for Awana dads and leaders, a fundraising banquet for our missionary work and the big Awana conference coming up!
As well as the normal speaking on Sundays. So it's going to be a busy couple of weeks!
I hope everyone is having a blessed and relaxing summer and I'm looking forward to seeing you all at club in a short few weeks!

GREAT TIME AT SPARKS CAMP!

Elysa, Jacob and I had a great time at Sparks camp despite the rain. We got to meet new friends, do some awesome crafts and the rain even let up enough for us to get outside and play some games.
Special thanks to John Froom for all the hard work in planning the event. Remember, next year if you finish all your handbooks and recieve a Sparky award, you qualify for Sparks camp.

Sparkies camp this coming Saturday

This coming Saturday is the yearly Sparkies camp hosted by Awana Ontario's missionary team. Sparkies that have completed all three of their handbooks qualify for a day of great fun and excitement! I'll be there with all the Sparkies from South Western Ontario, soaking up all the fun. Two of our own clubbers from Ridgeville have qualified to be there....way to go guys! I'll see you Saturday.
As for the summer months, keep checking back on the blog to see what's happening as we prepare for next Awana club year, where I'll be, and what's happening with Awana International Canada.
I hope everyone is doing great and enjoying the nice weather....I know I have....gone golfing a couple of times, and only lost like 15 golf balls......pretty good for me!
Missing all you clubbers.........know that we are praying for you and your families regularly.