Week 2: Fellowship Bible Church, Silverdale Baptist, Grace E-Free, Forrest Hills Baptist, Grandview Church, Broadriver Association, FBC Damascus, & Journey Church

Rosamond

Week two has come to an end at Bible Club Rosamond. Amazing week with a great turnout from the community kiddos! We dodged the rain for the most part, and had pretty consistent attendance throughout the week. With numbers even breaking 30 on multiple days this week. When you have a team as great as Fellowship Bible the kids come out in droves! The kids loved rehearsing the Bible truths each day and the Bible lessons from Psalm 23 were extremely well taught. Songs station was a blast with musical dots, red light green light, and even a prayerful reflecting worship station after gospel discussions on Wednesday. Games had fun with water games on the warmer days and a big water fight on Friday! Crafts had a variety of sheep-related projects to remind us that we are all protected and guided by our good Shepherd Jesus. This week was made so great by the incredible intentionality of the Fellowship Bible team members, you could see from a block away how much they loved each and every one of the kids! Big thank you to Fellowship Bible and all of those who came out to serve with us this week in Memphis.

-Ben, Jae, and John

Guernsey

What an amazing week we had a Bible Club Guernsey this week with Broad River! The team loved the kids so well! Bible Story was a hit all week with Mrs. Brook! Each story was complete with props and costumes! On Thursday the kids learned about Jonah and the big fish, and each got to put on a costume and climb in the boat with Jonah! Crafts station was so fun! The kid’s favorite craft of the week was when they got to decorate their very own frisbee! Games station cooled down in the hot sun with water games. Each kid got a squirt bottle and closed their eyes spraying each other as their partner led them around! They also loved getting to play connect four, uno, and relays! We ended the week with a backpack giveaway! The kids got their very own backpack full of snacks! Thank you so much, Broad River for coming year after year to love on the people of Memphis!

-Mitch and Ailey

Pope

What an amazing week it was at Bible Club Pope. Not even the rain could keep the kids from coming out and hearing about Jesus. Pope had a high of 34 kids this week. Silverdale Baptist Church brought it at songs with Church Clap, call and response, and homemade maracas! Crafts left a huge impact on Pope by making door hangers, which you can see hanging as you walk routes, and used lots and lots of glitter! Our kids listened so intently at Bible Story as they learned the stories of Esther, Gideon, Jonah and the Whale, Deborah, and Ruth. They learned the value of helping others to show Jesus and that the Lord is our Comforter so we should not fear! Games played duck duck goose and introduced our kids to new games as well! What a fun week! We are so excited and cannot wait for week three and the rest of the summer!

-Kameron and Emma

Leahy’s

Shoutout to Grandview Baptist for hanging out at Leahy’s for week 2!! Our kids learned different bible stories and ways to trust God everyday!! In songs they played with different instruments like, rhythm sticks, maracas, and tambourines to beat along to the songs!! “The Lord’s Army” was their favorite song to march around while tapping the rhythm sticks together! Games was so much fun all week long!! The kid’s favorite games were, kick ball, duck duck goose, and scatter ball! Crafts was a huge hit all week! They made door hangers, a whale with Jonah inside, and reminder boards! Thank you, Grandview, for showing our kids Jesus’ love all week!! 

Thank you, 

-Mackenzie and Judy 

Johnson

Welcome back to Street Reach Johnson where the second verse is even better than the first! Week 2 at Johnson was so incredibly fun and even more incredible was watching God work in the lives of children and community members. Huge thanks to our missionaries from Silverdale Church for unleashing their energy and their love onto the community and these children. They showed the children that they wanted to be entirely present with God at every moment; or as they put it - "All in! All the time!"

We had a high of 37 children on Monday and an average of 32 throughout the week. Watching those kids make glitter art, play homemade maracas at songs, and cheer on the Israelites fight their enemies at Bible story were so enjoyable to watch. But my favorite moments were the quiet ones. I got to watch children teach our leaders some Spanish Bible songs. We watched children actually invite friends and cousins to Bible club because they were having so much fun. We even heard from moms, grandparents, and even neighbors vocalizing just how much they appreciate the good works that missionaries like Silverdale and so many others do for them and their kids and their neighborhood. In John 13:35 Christ tells us that the proof that we belong to Him is found within our love for others. "They will know you are my disciples by your love." Oh what a blessing it was to see that love, that evidence, and bear witness to the lost making note of it. Please continue to pray for this community, that God pours out His life changing love onto every corner and every street, and that He send more missionaries to carry his gospel at Bible Club Johnson. #BestBibleClub

-Kaden

Que-Que

Week 2 at Que Que was amazing and Journey Church was so engaged with the children!!! Praise God for Journey Church they were a very special team to work with. All of the stations that the team planned were so creative and involved. Especially the parachute they brought, the bracelets they made for crafts, the well-told Bible stories, and all the different games they played. Personally, we loved seeing how all the team members make relationships with the children and how they were able to share the love of Jesus with them. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to serve alongside Journey Church this past week. Please pray for the incoming teams' wisdom and strength as well as all of the staff members too. Go QUE QUE!!!

“Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.” Isaiah 58:12

-Marcus and Lucas

National

What a special week at National! Thank you so much Forest Hills for coming to love on some amazing kiddos! We had so much fun dancing and playing games with the guitar at Songs. The kids also learned scripture from Philippians 4:4 and were saying “Rejoice in the Lord” on repeat. At Crafts, we made crowns to start the week and finger-painted flowers and trees to end it. The kids LOVED getting to create those masterpieces over there! Gospel conversations were happening throughout Bible Club but especially at Bible Story and Games. The kids learned about God redeeming them from their sins and how we should respond to that. And at Games, the kids had a blast playing soccer, but it did not stop there. They brought a soccer ball that had pictures showing the Gospel, and the kids asked MANY questions about it throughout the week. How cool is it that we could use something as simple as a soccer ball to share the Gospel! And on Friday, one of our older boys asked Jesus into his heart and wanted to start a relationship with Him. We are so excited for him and cannot wait to get to walk alongside him in this the rest of the summer! It was a great week rain or shine, and we are so grateful for Forest Hills being here with us. Week 3 here we come!!

- Kelsey & Hunter 

Whittier

Week 2, we had the opportunity to have Fellowship Bible join us at Whittier! You couldn’t help but smile looking out at bible club this week, the kids were smiling, dancing, and listening intently to bible stories.  Fellowship Bible did such an amazing job at catching the kids' attention with their energy and joy. The team members went into each day with their hearts set on Christ. When Christ is the real mission, it changes not only the hearts of the kids at Bible Club, but the hearts of team members. The kids also thoroughly enjoyed the water games that were provided all week long! We can not thank Fellowship Bible enough for spending the week at Street Reach. Whittier couldn’t have asked for a more dedicated and Christ-filled team for week 2!  Acts 17:27 “That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.”

-Tucker and Jo

Kendrick

K-E-N and a D and a RICK it’s KENDRICK, WHAT! 

It was a fantastic first week at Kendrick! Grace Evangelical Free Church from Michigan brought their A-Game! We had a high of 27 this week and they brought new kids every day! Grace E Free put their heart and soul into Bible club and worked hard every day to better themselves, and their stations, and spread the light of Christ to all those that would listen. We had a small encounter with surprise wood pieces in the middle of Bible club one morning but as soon as the team saw it they made a plan to work around it. The kids had an absolute blast that day despite the change in stations. The team even felt led to come back out to Kendrick that afternoon on a prayer tour to pick up all the wood pieces and move them to a safer spot so we could go back to normal the next day. Grace E Free Church exemplified being servants and followers of Christ through their words and actions. Through the hilarious songs, the crazy games of nuke em, the sweetest crafts, and the Bible stories that reminded us of God’s goodness and protection.  Thank you so much for starting Kendrick’s summer off with a whole lot of heart and even more love! 

-Jess

Jackson

God’s light was on full display this week at Jackson Bible Club with FBC Damascus. The theme of the week was “In Search of Jesus’ Light.” The kids loved the daily theme crafts making constellation jars, astronaut globes, and more. It was so great to hear the kids repeating and memorizing the daily Bible verses that they could write down in their homemade prayer journals. Jesus’ ministry on Earth was on full display in the Bible Story station with skits including the kids. It was so special hearing the daily stories in both English and Spanish to make sure that each kid could hear how much Jesus loves them. If one thing is for sure, our kids know all the fruits of the Spirit. They were so excited to sing along with the guitar and dance to this song every day. Songs also included science activities that brought visuals to help the kids understand how believers should live in Christ. We were amazed to watch the countless (and intense) soccer games every single day of Bible club. The team did so well keeping up with the kids’ energy and gave it their all every day. Great job, team, for finding new kids throughout the week and loving them at Bible club! Thank you so much FBC Damascus for a fantastic week. We hope to see you next summer!

-Abby & Emily