Kids Can Make a Difference
After making earrings for her teacher and friend, 11 year old Rebecca’s father told her that she could open a store. But, Rebecca had an even better idea. She decided to make the jewelry and sell it to raise funds so kids around the world could hear the gospel. Rebecca made her jewelry to raise [...]
Change the Ending 2012 Mission Month
God is using Awana International to plant seeds of His Word in the hearts of children around the world and here at home. Would you like to participate in the planting & harvesting process? “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Don’t you [...]
Esther “Accidentally” Gets Saved at Seed Planters in Kenya
On Thursday, July 28th, Esther was walking by the hotel parking lot where the group of 100+ pastors were practicing game time. The pastors were yelling and cheering and having a great time playing games normally enjoyed by Sparkies (ages 5 to 7). Esther wanted to know what all the excitement was about… Pastor John [...]
Awana Game Time Gives Birth to New church
Ajoy Mahali used to be a Torch Clubber some years back. Now, he is an active member of Awana Children’s Church. It was here Ajoy’s life got transformed through the ministry of Awana. He gave his life to the Lord by accepting Him as his personal Lord and Savior. Today, the Lord is using him [...]
Recycled by God
Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus and I am very happy to share my testimony with you. As you read it I pray that the Lord may richly bless you and your ministry. I was born and brought up in a Christian family. My father was working in the Rail way department. He [...]
5 yr old Orphan in India Finds Love of Jesus
Meet Rachel, orphaned at age two, she is five now and the youngest to acknowledge Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior in the hostel run by Lutheran Evangelical Church, Jalpaiguri. She loves to go to school and her favorite food is potato curry. She also loves to play with water and the cat. [...]
Best Photos of 2011 – Zambia
Awana International’s Media Development Manager John Walton picks his favorite photos of Zambia for 2011. Enjoy!
Tough Kid in Kenya is Transformed
Millicent is from Kibera, the largest urban slum in Kenya. Like other children in Kibera, Millicent lives in a squalid, makeshift dwelling without electricity, running water, or sanitation. Any money her father makes is usually spent on alcohol. And because Millicent’s parents have difficulty paying the required fees, she rarely attends school. Millicent learned early [...]
Christmas Ornaments & Bibles to China?
Dear friend, I want to invite you and your kids to be part of our 4th annual Awana Kids Christmas Campaign. There is a matching challenge for $50,000 for our China ministry. That means every gift we receive by December 31, 2011 for reaching children and families in China will be matched dollar for dollar [...]
Faces of Awana in India
Today there are 4,000 Awana clubs reaching 311,000 boys and girls with the Gospel in India. To find out more about what God is doing in South Asia through Awana and how you can help, log onto the South Asia web page. You will find articles, testimonies, videos, and photos that will keep you updated.
178 Kids Saved at Awana in India
God is using Awana as tool to reach hundreds of thousands of kids in India. We would like to thank you for your involvement in such an awesome task. Nav-Vikas Social Welfare Trust, Uttar Pradesh in India is using Awana as tool to reach out to kids and parents for Christ. Here is what Pastor [...]
Thankful for What God is Doing in China
Hi my name is Mike Southworth and I have the incredible privilege of being part of the ministry of Awana International in China and throughout the Pacific Rim. I would like to take just a minute to talk to you about China. What an amazing country it is – the world’s largest population, the world’s [...]
Faces of China
There are more than 235 million children under the age of 15 in China today. Awana International has a unique opportunity to share Jesus’ love and disciple these children and their families. Won’t you help us?
Reaching an Entire Family in Ukraine
In the Ukraine, 274 Awana clubs are ministering to children. One of these clubs, in the city of Dnipropetrovsk, holds its meetings outdoors. Often children passing by end up joining in on the fun and becoming regular members. Since many of the children’s parents are not Christians, Awana leaders send permission slips home with new [...]
The Harvest in China is Plentiful
Today, Awana has a unique opportunity to share Jesus’ love and disciple thousands more children and families in China. But we need your help. I want to share with you a story we recently received from a pastor in China about a young girl named Ling-ling. He wrote… We gave a children’s Bible storybook to 7-year-old [...]
Ukraine Awana Leaders Go Rafting
Last July we had Awana camp for leaders and Directors of clubs. It was special camp. For 5 days we rafted the Yuzhniy Bug river, 60 km in all. When we stopped we had time for Bible lessons and Awana trainings. Our main teaching was building a good ministry team. There were 5 lessons on [...]
Held Captive on Trinity Island in Ecuador
Background: Trinity Island is an area where fugitives hide from the police, continue their drug trades, and base their “hit man” operations. Everyone is armed. The area is divided into two sections, the Beret’s and the Jesse’s with each having a “boss” who has full control of the area . Anything done in that area [...]
Radio Program in Nepal Well Received
Through the Awana ministry and that of TWR Nepal the radio program Balbatika are allowing children and adults to know the Lord Jesus as their Savior. The program is so rich in the truth of the gospel it is captivating their listeners. “Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! I am Chandra from Sundhara Kathmandu. [...]
“Ill-Tempered” Boy Changed By God
When I heard Richard’s story I thought it could only be true to adults. Richard, age eleven, used to run after his bullies and his playmates with a machete! The club leader’s first encounter with Richard happened when a commotion went off at the back of the church property. Richard was running around with a [...]
Earthquake in India
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake, lasting for 40 seconds, struck around 6:10 pm (IST) Sunday, September 18 , 2011 and was felt in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet & Bangladesh. In the photo below, a monk looks at the collapsed hostel of the Enchey monastry, which was set up 369 years ago. Immediately we all rushed out [...]
The Greatest Generation in India
Nestled amidst the lush green tea bush famous world over, the Darjeeling Tea, is Awana Club. These Clubbers are upbeat as always as they look in the picture at Gayabarie Tea Garden, Darjeeling, even as they come for club time every Sunday morning. During the club time they indulge themselves in praise & worship. Memorizing [...]
Reaching Children Difficult Mission Field
Your faithful support and prayers are reaching children in one of the world’s most difficult mission fields. It is such an encouragement to Awana workers in the Middle East and Muslim North Africa that you have come alongside them to reach children with the truth of the Bible. Recently, the pastor of a church with [...]
Faces of Awana in Nepal
In 1999 God called Gajendra Tamang and his wife Manju to share the Gospel to children in Nepal by becoming Awana missionaries. Today nearly 1,100 Awana clubs are reaching more than 33,000 children and youth. Awana has been a great blessing to the churches in Nepal. God is preparing the hearts of the next generation [...]
Awana Clubbers in Fiji help Japan
July 2011 In the month of April 2011 we held an Awana Leaders get-together and we asked the leaders to go back to their clubs and get the children involved in praying for our Awana Missionaries in Japan and also for the people of Japan, and Awana clubs & clubbers who had been badly affected [...]
