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. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Come and See the Living Goddess!
We had only been in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, for just an hour or so, when we were invited to see the living goddess. Naturally, we were intrigued. Enough that we gladly stepped through low arched entry ways into an extremely ornate open courtyard. Built in 1757, Kumari ghar is the home of the [...]
Awana is Growing So Fast – I Had to See for Myself
As an Awana commander in the U.S., I was only familiar with the way we do things here. When I learned that the number of clubs in Nepal grew from 155 to 1009, I wanted to learn more. I wanted to see this for myself. I was able to travel to Nepal along with two [...]
From Clubber to National Director in Bangladesh
Twenty five years ago, Shikha and I had no idea that God would choose us to serve Him together in the ministry of Awana Bangladesh. I had been a clubber in the first Bangladesh Awana club during high school and then returned to Chittagong city and served as a leader in three new clubs. At [...]
Tents in the “Silicone Valley” of India
Bangalore or Bengaluru as it is now known is India’s fifth largest city with right at 5.5 million inhabitants. It is known as the “Garden City” of India because of all the tropical vegetation and beautiful plants that grow in this moderate to hot climate year round. Bangalore has also become known as the “Silicone [...]
A Child Will Lead Them
There is great insight in Isaiah 11. The Messianic Kingdom is portrayed here vividly: “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the bear and the yearling together, and a little child will lead them.” You see the place of the child? Leading! This is [...]
God’s Tears for His Creation
I never would have imagined it. Being a part of the leadership team for Awana International in South Asia. There was a time that going outside the US did not appeal to me. My heart was fixed on reaching children here in the US and helping their families grow stronger in God’s Word. But God [...]
Nobody Loves a Leper
How do you describe rejection, despair and disfigurement–in one word? Leprosy. In Jesus’ day, it was the most dreaded disease imaginable. Same in our day. Leprosy, we’ve now seen firsthand, is alive and deadly in Bangladesh, the world’s most densely populated country. For anyone who missed the Sunday School stories, leprosy’s progressive symptoms include skin [...]
How Beautiful
“How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Romans 10:15 These church leaders are walking to a training held in a remote district in East Nepal last month. They are being led by Gajendra Tamang, National Director for Awana in Nepal. Robin Awana International Editor’s note: You can find out more [...]
Abused, Sold, then Abandoned—(all by the age of 4)
Of the 19 boys in the room, Rohit was among the youngest, at just five years old. For our benefit, he bravely stood up and shared with us his story of life as the son of a prostitute. “My mother’s name is Shanti,” he began. “She wanted a daughter, not a son. But unfortunately, I [...]
A View from the Top of the World
The distressed gray slum seemed at first just another chapter in a long book on human misery. We took a short walk down muddy paths so narrow, we had to walk single file. Turning a corner, we heard the voices. Young voices. MANY voices. And all of them singing. The building containing all those voices [...]
“Can you you give me Jesus’ mobile number?”
Eight year old Chancal smiles freely. Laughs easily. Is a charming child to engage in conversation. There is nothing on her face that even hints at the agony of her few years. Nothing to suggest she could be the poster child for children at risk. Chancal lives in Nagpur, India—the geographic center of the country—at [...]
They Are Waiting On Us
This past summer I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Nepal on a mission trip. During this trip we conducted kids’ camps. At our final kids’ camp we passed out Christmas ornaments that clubbers in the U.S. had decorated for the kids. They looked them over like a video game under the Christmas tree, [...]
What Lengths Am I Willing To Go?
This past fall, Brian and I attended the kickoff to a five-day Seed Planters conference and then on to a ten-year anniversary celebration of Awana in Nepal. The people attending the five-day conference stopped their training to attend this gathering and get a glimpse of what Awana can do in the lives of their church [...]
