Foundation Promises $100,000 if Awana Meets Africa Goal Africa is home to 400 million children who need Christ. A charitable foundation has agreed to fund Awana Leader-Based Strategy with $100,000 if $128,000 is raised by December 31, 2008. Won’t you donate today so more kids can come to know, love and serve Christ in Africa? Contribute to the Africa Fund today
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Ecuador Prison A prison may not be the first place you’d think of to host an Awana program, but that’s exactly what is happening in Ecuador. Thirty of the inmates’ children are meeting on a weekly basis on the prison grounds with the help of Prison Fellowship. Read more Support Awana in Ecuador
International Focus on … Ecuador Awana began in Ecuador in 1988; 109 programs operate today. According to UNICEF, stunting from chronic malnutrition affects 26 percent of children under age 5. Though basic education is free, most schools operate on such limited budgets that families must cover the cost of books and materials, hindering poor kids from attending. Only about half of students enroll in secondary school and 16 percent drop out to work. Awana clubs in Ecuador
‘I Can't Imagine Living Life Without Christ’ – Bequest Susan Perry did not grow up in a Christian home, so she knows the loneliness and emptiness of a life without Christ. It is one of the reasons she is so convinced Awana is important for kids. That’s why she and her husband have remembered Awana in their will. "We are leaving a legacy so Awana can continue reaching boys and girls for Jesus Christ." Read more
Volunteer at Returning Hearts September 13 to Change Lives!Imagine a prison where most inmates are serving life sentences. Some have not seen their children in years. That was the situation at Louisiana’s maximum-security prison until Awana made it possible for the inmates to be reunited with their children. Many now have the hope of leading their kids to Jesus during Returning Hearts Celebration September 13 on the prison grounds. You can be a part of it by becoming a volunteer! Learn more about Returning Hearts and how to volunteer Donate to Lifeline prison ministry
Seeds Planted in Korea
Are Bearing Much Fruit Awana Co-Founder Art Rorheim recently visited Korea. Several people approached him to say, “Thank you. I came to know Jesus Christ as my Savior when I was a young child because of Awana.” A Korean pastor asked for those in the audience to stand if they had come to know Jesus through Awana. Over half the audience stood. God is doing great work through Awana in the world today! Support Awana internationally
Food for Thought "Here am I. Send me. " – Isaiah 6:8
Did You Know? In August 2007, Leader-Based Strategy was launched in Zambia, Africa. After three months, the number of children participating in Awana nearly doubled, and more than 200 children professed faith in Christ.
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A prison may not be the first place you’d think of to host an Awana program, but that’s exactly what is happening in Ecuador. Thirty of the inmates’ children are meeting on a weekly basis on the prison grounds with the help of Prison Fellowship.
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Susan Perry did not grow up in a Christian home, so she knows the loneliness and emptiness of a life without Christ. It is one of the reasons she is so convinced Awana is important for kids. That’s why she and her husband have remembered Awana in their will. "We are leaving a legacy so Awana can continue reaching boys and girls for Jesus Christ."
Imagine a prison where most inmates are serving life sentences. Some have not seen their children in years. That was the situation at Louisiana’s maximum-security prison until Awana made it possible for the inmates to be reunited with their children. Many now have the hope of leading their kids to Jesus during Returning Hearts Celebration September 13 on the prison grounds. You can be a part of it by becoming a volunteer!