by Angie Laughlin

Why do we send our child to AWANA?

Pern and I learned that for nearly 60 years, Awana has been a leader in children’s ministry, helping churches and parents world-wide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ.

Awana is the only organization with fully integrated evangelism and discipleship programs for ages 2 to 18 that actively involve parents, church leaders and mentors. Each week, more than a million children and youth, 250,000 volunteers and 300-plus field staff take part in Awana in over 18,000 churches in the U.S. and internationally.

The founders of Awana derived the Awana name from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 of the Bible.

We started sending Faith to Awana about four years ago. It was a big decision for us at the time because our calendar was pretty full and the thought of adding one more thing was daunting. But we talked about it and decided that a program that encourages our kids to live for Christ should be a priority.

Awana also keeps us accountable about memorizing verses and reading the Bible. You can’t beat that!

Last spring our older daughter, Kasey, started helping in the T & T group and has been truly blessed by being part of the young girls’ lives. Kasey said, “I like helping the kids grow and see how excited they get about memorizing verses and learning about God.”

As parents, it is amazing to see them both growing in their relationship with our Heavenly Father.

If you would like to find out more about the Awana program and what they offer, go to Awana.org.

Awana meets every Wednesday from 6:00-7:45pm in the church facility. Encourage your child to bring a friend so they can learn to love Jesus too.