Awana Mtaani Outreach at Refugee Camp
Hi my name is Richard. By God’s Grace I’m the Awana program director at Ruiru Baptist Church in Kenya. On this particular day we had gone for an outreach at a refugee camp. In our program, God helped us to pioneer an outreach program called Awana Mtaani. “Awana on the Streets” During this time we [...]
Helping start Awana clubs, from the “floor up”
What a blessing it was to serve together with Clive and Charmaine Atkins in So Africa. Jan 24-Feb 11 We were blessed to help churches start their Awana Clubs, from the “floor up” helping to lay the game floor, for starting their club that night. We were able to teach workshops at each of their [...]
Soccer team is tool for fun . . . and evangelism
One year ago, Pastor Paul from a church outside Nairobi, Kenya, first heard about Awana. That night, unable to sleep, he told God, “I need this Awana program for our children.” Today, Pastor Paul’s Awana club is reaching 200 children and teens. The people in his community can’t understand the change in their young people. [...]
Prison Guard’s daughter helps him find Jesus
Clubber’s example leads father to Christ Greetings in the Lord’s name the Savior and King of our souls. My heart is so grateful for the sponsor of which has enabled me to be in this One Year Celebration in Awana. Since I started working with Awana I’ve seen God being at work in the lives [...]
48 children saved through High Power Sports Camp in Africa
High Power Soccer Bringing together Awana leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Canada and the United States is a big task but it’s only the beginning of a ministry to reach more than 6,000 with the gospel in 2013. To prepare for High Power Sports Camp, Awana leaders came together for a week-long, hands-on [...]
Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi has Awana Clubs
A new year is here and that means new trainings and new clubs for Awana Children at Risk. We have many things planned for this year including trainings for leaders in Africa and South Asia. Lord willing, we will be launching into Indonesia and the Philippines. We’ll participate in the Ride for Refuge again too. [...]
AWANA Brings Numerical Growth in Zambia
Pastor Cosmas Bwalya of In Christ Church of God in Chibuluma is full of praise for AWANA because of the way it has helped his church grow in the last year. Before the AWANA program was introduced in his church, attendance was 87 of which 17 were children. In October 2010, three of his members [...]
Teen girl eager to share Jesus through Awana
Fourteen-year-old Zalita, who attends Awana at Kaunda Square Baptist Church in her hometown of Lusaka, Zambia, knows the transforming power that comes from a relationship with Christ. She sent us this letter to tell us, in her own words, how Awana has impacted her life. I joined Awana Club in 2003 when I was doing [...]
AWANA – Taking it to the Streets
Richard is a young man that has been part of the AWANA program ever since he was a kid. He joined AWANA at his home church Ruiri Bible Baptist Church in Kenya at the age of 12. Despite the fact that he had been raised in a Christian home, he had a bad attitude towards [...]
God had other plans for Susan
Susan is the daughter of a fetish priestess, a woman who serves a false god and is constantly performing rituals to seek the favor of that god. Susan was chosen to train as a priestess to take over for her mother and was being initiated into worshipping false gods. Some Awana staff members were in [...]
You Said What?
Perhaps you’ve been a speaker before. In your Bible Study or at your church or even presenting in speech class. You’ve looked around your semi circle (or large group) of peers and wondered, “Is anyone even engaged? Could I throw in that ‘I’m a toaster’ and no one would catch it? Is there any point [...]
Why spend the money when I can watch the video?
Going on a vision trip impacts you in ways you can’t understand until you’ve been there. Who hasn’t seen the compassion commercials on TV with dirty children standing by a guy in clean clothes asking for your money? Sure, the first few times there is an emotional draw but then, you change the channel. We [...]
Awana Missionary Rolled Up His Sleeves and Now Sees the Fruit of His Labor
Submitted by Mark Burggraf, Global Missionary – Africa Emmanuel David wanted to see his country of Tanzania reached for Christ, but the Awana materials were not available in Swahili. So what did he do? He rolled up his sleeves, put together a team, and translated all the books and all the training materials into Swahili. [...]
What Will He Choose?
Choices, life is full of choices. We make choices everyday — some good, some not so good. I was reminded of this when I snapped a picture of a young boy in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya. A fence separated this little boy and his home from three choices. On his side of the fence [...]
Will We Ever Meet Again?
I was blessed to visit the Lighthouse Church Awana Club in Kawangware slum in Nairobi, Kenya last month. I watched as the clubbers recited the Awana pledge and sang the Awana theme song during the opening ceremony. Then the clubbers cheered for their teammates during game time. Next was team time and an African leader [...]
Witch Doctor in Zimbabwe Comes to Christ
A girl by the name of Vuyi, who is 9 years old, was introduced to Awana and 3 weeks later she was saved. When she went back home, she was full of joy and a couple of weeks later, her parents started noticing change in her life and began to question her. The father was [...]
Lack of Sight Doesn’t Prevent Maureen from Attending Awana
Seven-year-old Maureen is blind. But her lack of sight doesn’t prevent her from attending and participating wholeheartedly in an Awana club recently started by Bethel City Church. Recently, the leaders of Maureen’s Awana club decided to form a children’s singing group to serve as an outreach to other children in the community. Because of Maureen’s [...]
Refuge Promo
A 90 sec. promo for the Awana International video “Refuge: 3 Part, 1 Story” See the full video at EyeOnAwana.org/refuge AI Video Home Page AI Video Listing (Archive) —– —– NOTE: To download any of our Awana International Videos mouse-over the “share” icon in the upper right corner of the player and select the download [...]
Like a Flame in the Wind
Kenya 5 min. An update from Charles Nderitu, National Director for Awana International in Kenya, on the ministry of Awana in Kenya. AI Video Home Page AI Video Listing (Archive) —– —– NOTE: To download any of our Awana International Videos mouse-over the “share” icon in the upper right corner of the player and select [...]
I Have a Name
Kenya 6:45 min. Right now, we could help 800,000 at-risk children in Africa, if we had trained Awana Leaders. Brian Rhodes, Executive Director of Awana International, introduces the new Children-at-Risk Initiative of Awana International. AI Video Home Page AI Video Listing (Archive) —– —– NOTE: To download any of our Awana International Videos mouse-over the [...]
Ten
Children at Risk 4:31 min. What does 10 mean to a child at risk? Find out in this overview of the new Children-at-Risk Initiative by Awana International with Shelley Welch, C@R Project Manager. AI Video Home Page AI Video Listing (Archive) —– —– NOTE: To download any of our Awana International Videos mouse-over the “share” [...]
Celebrate Africa!
Zambia 3:50 min. One year after the first Awana Seed Planters training in Zambia, the viewer can see the progress Awana is making in training and empowering African ministry leaders in reaching boys and girls with the good news of the gospel. AI Video Home Page AI Video Listing (Archive) —– —– NOTE: To download [...]
Take Heed
Leader training in Kenya 9:28 min. “Take Heed” follows Bill and Elizabeth Mitchell of Boca Raton, Fl, as they visit the Awana work in Kenya and see first hand the impact Awana is having in that country, training ministry leaders to reach kids, especially those in Nairobi’s largest slum community, the Kibera slum. Bill is [...]
Psalm 142
(Kenya) 2:44 min. Children from Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya recite Psalm 142 as an expression of their faith and trust in the Lord while living in difficult circumstances. Shot right where they live and play…one of the largest slum communities in Africa. AI Video Home Page AI Video Listing (Archive) —– —– NOTE: To [...]
