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August 2008

Dear Friend,

Awana Clubs will soon be starting again at a church near you! We look forward to a new Awana Club year and to see churches in our area use the tool of Awana to reach boys and girls with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him. With that comes our annual conference:

Awana Ministry Conference
October 4, 2008
First Evangelical Free Church
1375 Carman Road
Manchester, MO 63021
Register by: September 22, 2008

We are excited about the line up of conference guests that will be with us this year. David Gibbs III will be our keynote speaker with music by Mary Rice Hopkins. We have something for everyone in your church at our conference so as an Awana Leader, bring your whole church family along with you even if they don’t work in Awana!

Mary Rice Hopkins & Company will be with us for our music and will also be holding a family concert at the end of our conference day. All conference guests will be able to attend the concert free. Celebrating 30 years of family music ministry, Mary has captured the hearts of children and grown-ups alike. Her simple, yet profound melodies can be heard throughout the world. Mary Rice Hopkins and Darcie Maze (Puppets with a Heart) team up to make a powerful impact on today’s church. This teaching duo uses puppets, live music, power point, object lessons, teaching illusions, and hand motions to illustrate the Word of God. This will touch the heartstrings of all ages. Please see the enclosed flyer!

Back by popular demand we are running a Youth Track at conference for all high school youth. They do not need to be in Awana to attend this part of our conference, this is open to all youth in your church. Coach Todd Burden will be our speaker and is the founder of the Total Player Academy and InBounds Ministries – an outreach designed to help God’s players be successful in the game of life. Join him for sessions that deal with offensive and defensive skills in the Christian life.
 

David Gibbs III – Christian Law Association
Check out www.christianlaw.org for more information.

Mary Rice Hopkins & Company – Special Conference Music & Workshops
Check out www.maryricehopkins.com for more information.

Todd Burden – Head Coach of In Bounds Ministries
Check out www.InBoundsMinistries.com for more information.

Dale Klein – Awana Program Department and Trek Leader in his local church
LuAnn Klein – Awana Administrative Assistant in Youth Ministries and Trek Leader in her local church. Check out www.awana.org for more information.

Joel & Veronica Culberson – Awana Missionaries to Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri. Check out www.awanaksmo.org for more information.

Rick Leffler – Software Developer
Check out www.approvedworkmen.com for more information.

Patricia Meyers – President and Founder of Children’s Church Stuff
Check out www.childrenschurchstuff.com for more information.

David & Gayle Williamson – Christian Illusionist
Check out www.williamsonproductions.com for more information

Tim & Lisa Deam – Teacher Trainers with Child Evangelism Fellowship
Check out www.thedeamteam.com for more information.

Don’t miss it! Check with your Awana Commander to register for conference or go to our website www.awanamo.org and download the registration form. Information packets will be sent out around the middle of August and we will be updating the conference information on our website as we continue to plan for this big event. Please pray with us as we finalize the conference plans! May God order all the details into a great blessing for all of us at conference!
Click here for Registration Form

Don’t miss it! Check with your Awana Commander to register for conference or go to our website www.awanamo.org and download the registration form. Information packets will be sent out around the middle of August and we will be updating the conference information on our website as we continue to plan for this big event. Please pray with us as we finalize the conference plans! May God order all the details into a great blessing for all of us at conference!

Renew your Awana Registration for 2008-2009 Club Year! In early June the renewal fee invoice was sent to all Awana churches. This renewal fee is due to be paid by September 30. No renewal packets will be sent out this year. In late August you will be able to update your church records on line to avoid entry mistakes. You will be notified when this is available. Remember, registration is a two step process. Pay the registration invoice and update your church records. Thanks for making this a priority at the beginning of each club year. If you are not renewing your registration this year we need to hear from you as soon as possible.

With the summer months we have found our support account falling in support. Can you help? Did you know you can now support Awana US Missionaries through the Awana.org website? The benefit to you is that the transactions are posted to our support account electronically, eliminating typos and other human errors. Just as important, receipts will be sent by e-mail, reducing the number of lost receipts. If you would like to donate electronically to our support go to www.awana.org/give and follow the directions. Thank you so much!

In July, we were thrilled for the opportunity God gave us to have such a relaxing, fun-filled, memory packed family vacation with Matthew and Michael in Nevada and Utah. We especially loved hiking in the scenic hills, rocks and trees of Zion National Park and in the Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. HOT–but seemed bug-free! What a gorgeous part of our country that shows so much of God’s creativity! Trust you also had a change of pace this summer and ready for another Awana year of ministry.
 

 

 

Serving together,

Mark, Marjorie, Matthew and Michael Schoonover
Awana Missionaries to Central and Eastern Missouri