CONNECT

The Connect Ministry is starting up again at New Life Riverfalls in one week. Connect is an opportunity for you to build friendships, discuss the gospel and life, laugh together, and pray for one another. This is an eight week series using Tim Keller's, Gospel in Life material. 
What: Connect is for people to meet and build friendships. Each evening includes: dinner, a short video, small group discussion, and prayer.
Who: Connect is open to all adults. Please come and meet new people. Invite friends and neighbors to come and join you!
When: 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings from Feb. 9th until April 6th. Mark your calendar!
Where: New Life Church Riverfalls, in the fellowship hall downstairs.

Email ttadema@newlifenw.com if you would like to take part so that we can be sure to have enough food.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 30th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Good Roots Community – Milwaukie, OR, Pastor Lenny Bennet

Global Outreach Partner: Calvin & Ruth Kim – World Venture, Beirut, Lebanon

• Pray for the political situation in Lebanon. They have no government. Last night, there were some protests in the streets. Pray for peace and a quick resolution of political situation.
• Please pray for the Sudanese students. The situation in Sudan (the recent referendum to separate the South Sudan as a separate country) has many implications politically, economically, and religiously. This affects the families of our Sudanese students. One of the students had to go back to Sudan to move his family to the South before the referendum. Pray for peace and comfort for the students and their families.
• Please pray for Calvin's lecture in February. He will be teaching a month-long course on NT Background.
• Please pray for Ruth. She is now two month away from delivering their third child. She is very tired and feels uncomfortable.
• Please pray for the health of their two boys (Yehdo and Yehbahn). They've been coughing and sometimes had a fever. 

NLC Ministry: Men's Ministry

Wilsonville Prayer

As we conclude a month of focusing on prayer we have seen some amazing things happen. In Wilsonville we have seen an incredible response to Wilsonville Swap & Play. Several families, businesses, and organizations in Wilsonville have already expressed interest in partnering with us and we haven't even opened yet!
Here are two more opportunities for you to continue to pray for our church plant in Wilsonville.

First, there will be a Prayer Walk in Wilsonville at 9:00 a.m. on February 5th. We will meet at the future home of New Life Wilsonville (27960 SW Canyon Creek Rd. Wilsonville, OR 97070). You will be able to pray either at the building or walk around different parts of the city to pray.

Second, we are forming an email prayer list for the Wilsonville church plant. If you will pray with us email ttadema@newlifenw.com to receive weekly emails with updates and prayer requests.

Thank you for depending on God through prayer!

Missions Around the World Event

You are invited to attend "Missions Around the World", this Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at New Life Robinwood (19915 Old River Drive, West Linn, OR).

The event will feature:
Sherie Henderson- former missionary to Russia and currently working with international students at U of O,
Paul and Diana Mayhugh- missionaries to East Asia,
Bruce Tissell- missionary to Brazil, and The Guatemala Mission Team.

Participants will get a chance to hear about mission work in each of these countries, ask questions, and sample food. The evening will also include a time of worship and a Skype Interview with a short term mission team in China.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 23rd

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Lake Bible Church – Lake Oswego, OR, Pastor Jim Andrews

Global Outreach Partner: Conservative Baptist Northwest

• Pray for endurance, encouragement, and unity within our churches.
• Pray that CB churches will replicate.
• Pray that the gospel will be central in everything that CBNW does.

NLC Ministry: Life Groups

• Pray that Life Groups would be “active in mission” based on the gospel and relationships.
• Pray for Life Groups which are starting or restarting during January after breaks for holidays and weather. Pray for consistency in their gathering together.
• Pray for new people to join the relationships found in Life Groups. Pray for good connections and responses. Pray that guests will feel welcome, included, and comfortable to share in gospel community.
• Pray for several Life Groups which are beginning new studies together. Pray that the materials will help bring spiritual life transformation and growth.

Brenda Lauterbach Memorial Service

Brenda Lauterbach passed away quietly in her own home in West Linn on January 14, 2011. Thank you all for your prayers and concern.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at New Life Church Riverfalls in West Linn at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Brenda’s memory to the Celebrate Recovery ministry at New Life Church or Cadence International.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 16th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Happy Valley Baptist Church – Happy Valley, OR, Pastor Robert Vandiver

Global Outreach Partner: Western Seminary

• Pray for our board meeting coming up on 1/24.
• Pray for the successful development of a Western Advisory Board and a Friends of Western group that should strengthen the donors for the school.
• Please pray for Gospel-Centered Transformation for the students this semester.

NLC Ministry: International Student Ministries

• Pray that several people from New Life Church will volunteer to be English Conversation Partners for International Students this term.
• Pray for a mixer between our church and international students at Marylhurst University this Tuesday (1/18) at 6:00 PM.
• Pray for open doors to share the gospel with students.
• Pray for continued openness from the faculty of PIA toward our church.

Riverfalls and Robinwood congregations to meet together on January 23rd

To celebrate a new year together, a combined worship service is planned at the West Linn High School auditorium at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 23rd. Worship services will not take place at either church location so that all can attend this combined service. Nursery and preschool classes will be provided at New Life Riverfalls.

Next Steps for Wilsonville Swap & Play

We are getting very close to launching our Swap & Play ministry in Wilsonville on January 29th! Thank you so much to all the volunteers who have donated swap items or spent time fixing up the space. It is looking great!

The next thing on our to-do list is to schedule some events for Swap & Play members to get to know each other while doing something fun together. There are several different ways to participate in hosting an event. You can commit to do something just one time or on an ongoing basis (weekly, monthly, etc). You can plan and host an event by yourself, as a family, as a life group, or with some friends. You are not responsible for babysitting the children who attend, just for offering a fun, safe experience! Examples of the types of events we are looking for are:

• Toddler music time (sing songs, play instruments)
• Tutoring
• Cooking class
• Sewing class
• Painting – pictures, ornaments, picture frame
• Clay projects – make figurines, bowls, etc.
• Make paper dolls/corn husk dolls
• Make your own book night
• Make sock puppets/put on a puppet show
• Talent show
• Make balloon animals or origami craft
• Cookie decorating or gingerbread houses
• Woodworking – build a simple project (e.g. bird house, picure frame, shelf)
• Science night – do some science experiments together
• Game night
• Movie night
• Recycled goods art night
• Family portrait day (are you good at taking picures?)
• Parents night out (this would require babysitting and thus being child safety-trained)
• Garage sale swap/recycling day (for the whole community)
• Card-making party
• Kite-making/flying day
• Kickball night

If you are able to commit to putting on an event or have questions about it, please email swapandplay@gmail.com, or call Theresa at (503) 984-4791 or Miranda at (541) 231-5098. To see the calendar of events and/or learn more about the Swap & Play ministry, please check out our website at: http://wilsonvilleswapandplay.wordpress.com/

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 9th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: First Baptist Church – Gladstone, OR, Pastor Brian Early

• Pray for unity as First Baptist Church is continuing to present Project Nehemiah, a building enhancement project that they will vote on in February.
• Pray that many will join their “Hear the Word” Bible reading program. The elders provide an insight to a passage of Scripture each day via e-mail as they read through the New Testament and Psalms.
• Pray for the five person short term mission team which leaves next Thursday for China. Pray for the doors of the Gospel to be open to them.

Global Outreach Partner: Stephanie Rogers – Josiah Venture

• Pray for wisdom in what to do and opportunities for spiritual conversations with students during the upcoming school breaks.
• Pray for the students to see that real, full, abundant life is found in Jesus alone and is worth sacrificing for.
• Praise God that another young single woman is moving out to join Josiah Venture Slovenia at the end of this month and will be Stephanie's roommate.

NLC Ministry: Celebrate Recovery

• Pray for unity among the leadership.
• Pray that those who come for dinner and worship would also engage in the small group ministry that is so beneficial for healing in recovery.
• Pray that those who attend Celebrate Recovery would also join local churches, whether New Life or another Christ-centered church.

Financial Peace

The beginning of the year is a great time to think about what you want to change in your life. For many, improving finances would be a good change. New Life Church will be offering two Financial Peace University classes to help equip you to make good financial decisions. The class begins this Sunday and will be taught by Mark Hanson at the Riverfalls campus, Sunday mornings from 10:30-12:00 (*note: This is 15 minutes before the second service begins). In February, Phil Reis will be leading an evening class of Financial Peace University at the Robinwood campus (more details will be posted soon). The Financial Peace University material will be supplemented with other materials to help keep finances in proper perspective with our relationship to God.

For more information about Financial Peace click here. For more information about the classes please contact the class facilitator or the church office.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 2nd

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: First Baptist Church – Estacada, OR, Pastor Brent Dodrill

• Pray for good preparation for our team that goes to Nepal in March. Pray for good connections with Tibetans in Nepal and ministry opportunities.
• Pray for expanding vision to reach Estacada as we assimilate new attenders.
• Pray for good use of the new building we purchased down the street from our main building. Pray that "The CenTer" will be a blessing to the community.

Global Outreach Partner: Michele and Anna Gandolfo – Italian Ministries, USA

NLC Ministry: Treasure Land

• Pray for the preparations for teaching about the Providence of God to the children. Pray that it would be enriching for them.
• Pray that many children will give their lives to Christ and be baptized.
• Praise God for physical and spiritual growth in the Treasure Land ministry!
• Pray for the many parents that are training their children at home.

Prayer Focus for the week of Dec. 26th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Emmanuel Community Church – Clackamas, OR, Pastor Rob Martini

Global Outreach Partner: Paul and Beryl Metko – Cadence International

• Please pray for clear direction for the Metkos as they transition from their current position to something that is not entirely known. Pray especially for their meeting on Jan. 11th which is for this purpose.
• Please pray also for Barb Evans, whose cancer has spread.

NLC Ministry: Awana

Thank you from Dian Hutchin

Dear Church Members,
Our family greatly appreciates all the prayers, uplifting messages, and kind deeds sent our way during these trying times. Thank you, too, for the beautiful flowers. God bless you all.
--Dian Hutchin

Prayer Focus for the week of Dec. 19th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: First Baptist Church – Canby, OR, Pastor Lee Wiegand

Global Outreach Partner: Rich and Cheri Strahm – Equippers Network International

NLC Ministry: re:Generation

Swap & Play Work Day Saturday Dec. 18th

In starting a campus of New Life Church in Wilsonville we want to be a church that is a blessing to the community. Toward that end, Wilsonville Swap & Play is a kid-friendly ministry that provides a “home away from home,” where families can find a supportive community and resources to provide for the physical needs of their children. The space will be opened up daily to local families as a place to let their children play indoors and out of the house. One of the rooms will be set up for families to swap lightly used clothes, toys, and baby gear for items that they need.

The Swap & Play ministry is beginning to take shape and this Saturday (Dec. 18th), from 9:00-Noon, we are going to finish the space preparations. Our primary objectives are to paint trim and clean up, however, if you would prefer to work outside there are bushes that need to be trimmed and sidewalks that need to be blown off too. Please come and work with us to make these rooms beautiful. Contact Pastor Travis for more information or just show up at 9:00 a.m. in Wilsonville ready to work!

Prayer Focus for the week of Dec. 12th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: New Life Church Wilsonville

• Please pray for the Swap & Play work day this Saturday from 9-Noon. Pray that the space would be ready and the ministry to local families would be a blessing to the community.
• Pray that the gospel would be clearly proclaimed and that people trust Jesus as their savior.

Global Outreach Partner: Brian and Lavonne Buhler – South Asia

• Praise God for the Middle School Ministry and for their desire to help children, their encouragement and the gift from the auction.
• Pray for our new data entry division with the goal of creating 10,000 life transforming jobs by 2025.
• Pray for Brian’s LifeGroup that he can help develop new leaders to grow and multiply more LG’s.
• Pray for Funding to help replace LaVonne’s failed laptop and 2 more visa required exit trips for 2011.
• Pray for LaVonne for wisdom and energy as she is now homeschooling all 3 of our children.

NLC Ministry: Ignite – High School Ministry

• Pray that the youth would take to heart that they have a Heavenly Father that loves them.
• Pray that the youth will spend time daily receiving from God.

Join us for the Christmas Eve Service

You're invited to a Christmas Eve Service, "The Rhythm of Christmas," at New Life Church Riverfalls, 1984 McKillican Street in West Linn. Choose from two identical services on Friday, December 24th at 4:30 or 6:00. You won't want to miss this musical celebration of Christ's birth.

Help us celebrate Bob Montgomery's 90th Birthday

You are invited to come and wish Bob Montgomery a well-deserved, Happy 90th Birthday at New Life Robinwood on Sunday, December 12th at 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres, birthday cake, coffee, and punch will be provided. Contact Sandi Bettineski if you have any questions.

Happy Birthday, Bob, from your friends at New Life Church!

Annual Budget and Elections Meeting

Sunday, November 21, 2010 we held our annual budget and elections meeting at New Life Church Robinwood. Anna Alcutt, Mike & Sherri Hellweg, John & Sylvia Pigott, Lauren Reavely, Phil & Marcia Reis, Donna Silva, Caitlyn Stone, and Jim & Cathy Tuttle were introduced as new members.

The church approved the budget and ratified Scott Haugen and Lee Bennett as elder for the next term.

And we approved changes to our bylaws. You can get a copy of the bylaws by asking the church office. Among the changes were:

• An upgrade to the church covenant.
• Dropping the word "pre-millenial" from our doctrinal statement.
• Requiring only one business meeting per year.
• Wording that presses us to search for a senior pastor from inside New Life Church before we go outside, reflecting our value of leadership development.
  

Prayer Focus for the week of Nov. 28th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Barton Community Baptist Church – Boring, OR, Pastor Thom Turner

Global Outreach Partner: Carmen Bryant – Missions Door

NLC Ministry: H20
Praise:
- World Homeless Day went really well on October 10. $475 was raised and many H2O fliers were distributed.

Requests:
- H2O's workshop at Missions Encounter in January. Prayer for our preparation and the actual workshop.
- That more bags will be distributed and as a result more homeless people/panhandlers saved through the upcoming H2O events.

Operation Christmas Child a Success!

New Life Church filled and delivered 111 gift-filled shoe boxes to Samaritan's Purse for Operation Christmas Child, whose mission is to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Last year over 8 million children in over 100 different countries received shoe boxes just like the ones sent by New Life Church. This year, our children in Treasureland collected toys and essentials and packed them into dozens of shoe boxes.

If you wanted to pack a shoe box but missed the delivery deadline, you can Build-a-Box online for a donation of $35. Just follow this link: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/giving/build-a-box

Thank you for helping with Thanksgiving Baskets

Another great year was just completed. Thanks so much to everyone who made phone calls, printed maps, donated food, packed food, and delivered boxes. There were 29 boxes filled this year. The high school Ignite team was a wonderful help in moving the food from the storage cupboard onto the tables where it was packed. God is blessed and so is everyone involved in this outreach ministry!

From Dianne Froode

Prayer Focus for the week of Nov. 21st

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Grace Church of Molalla – Molalla, OR. Pastor John Baker

• Please pray for the shared facility merger with New Horizons Fellowship in Molalla as two churches begin using the same facility beginning January 2011.
• Pray for the new shared ministries and a great vision for the future.

Global Outreach Partner: Skip and Ruth Sorensen – World Venture, Kabale, Uganda

• On Nov. 20, Skip preaches in Kabale. PRAY FOR GOD TO SPEAK THROUGH SKIP.
• On Nov. 21 we go to Kampala again, on to Kenya on the 24th, meet up with Stan at RVA and fly to the States on Nov. 25. PRAY FOR SAFETY IN TRAVEL.
• Audrey is getting married in Laguna Beach to David Milburn on Dec. 3, 2010!!

NLC Ministry: Coffee Cart

• Praise God for our highest turn out yet this Wednesday @ 121 students!
• Pray that we will represent God well to the community through this ministry.
• Pray that we will be able to communicate the gospel to the students that come to Coffee Cart.

Snow Policy

When it snows, there is always the question as to whether to go to church. For your safety and to aid you in making a decision, we have developed the following policy. Weekdays: If West Linn High School is closed that day, the church’s activities will also be cancelled and the church office will be closed. Sundays: If snow or ice on the roads makes travel treacherous where you live, don’t attempt to come to services. Check the blog or our Facebook page for official announcements about weather cancellations.

Coffee Cart shatters attendance record!

On Wednesday, November 17th, Coffee Cart workers Kazumi Yamaura, Joan Meyers, and Jan Titus served a record 121 West Linn High School students and staff members! The previous record was 90.
Every weekday morning volunteers serve free coffee, hot cocoa, tea, and donuts to students and staff. This school year Coffee Cart introduced the addition of home baked goods on Mondays, cold cereal on Tuesdays, fresh maple bars on Wednesdays, giant muffins on Thursdays, and Noah's bagels on Fridays. Students can also relax on cushy chairs and enjoy new soft lighting and ceramic mugs.

Many hands accomplish much in Wilsonville

It was a great work day on Saturday! New Life Church is starting a church in Wilsonville and Wilsonville Swap & Play (which begins in late January) is a key ministry for sharing the love of Jesus with the community. Thank you to the more than 20 people who turned out to prepare the space by painting, and cleaning floors, windows, and gutters.

Wilsonville Swap & Play is a kid-friendly “home away from home,” where families can find a supportive community and resources to provide for the physical needs of their children. The space will be opened up daily to local families as a place to let their children play indoors and out of the house. One of the rooms will be set up for families to swap lightly used clothes, toys, and baby gear for items that they need.

Prayer Focus for the week of Nov. 14th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Athey Creek Christian Fellowship – Wilsonville, OR. Pastor Brett Meador
http://www.atheycreekfellowship.org/

Global Outreach Partner: Paul and Diana Mayhugh – World Venture
Paul and Diana Mayhugh are praising the Lord for His grace and strength for the Chinese churches they have ministry with. Paul is currently on a 2-week ministry trip in Macau and Hong Kong. He will be involved in 3 churches' baptism services. Please pray for Paul:

• to listen well and respond wisely. (James 1:19)
• to have courage and boldness to speak truth.
• to get his messages completed before having to speak.

NLC Ministry: Guatemala Mission Trip
The trip will be Feb. 5-12, 2011. It will be a vision trip to investigate the possibility of beginning a community partnership between our church and the community of Chicujal, Guatemala.

• Please pray for wisdom. 
• Please pray that the team will be led by the Spirit. 
• Please pray for unity for the team.

High School "Pumpkorn" event a success!

High school students gathered at the church at 2:30 on Saturday, October 23rd and started the event by traveling to Albeke Farms in Oregon City to grab some pumpkins for the team carving competition. The students split into five teams and each team had to decide upon a theme they were going to carry through into their pumpkin carving. The themes chosen were "Wild, Wild West", "Germany", "Random Household Objects", "Totem Pole", and "Individuality". Each group's pumpkins were judged and when the scores were tallied "Totem Pole" won with "Wild, wild west" coming in a close second.

After the carving was complete everyone sat down to a yummy meal of corn chowder, salad, toasted-pumpkin seeds, and rolls. Pumpkin pie and pumpkin bars were the desert. During the meal Tanya Elkins shared her testimony. It was powerful and she captured everyone's attention for the ten minutes that she spoke about the change that a relationship with Jesus Christ has made in her life following some tumultuous teen years. She invited everyone to stop striving after what the world says is the path to happiness, and into the unceasing and unchanging hope offered by a relationship with Him.

When dinner was over and cleanup was complete we headed out for the corn maze. There was a lot of screaming, a lot of mud, and when it was all over there were a lot of smiles! Everyone returned from the maze soaked to the skin and freezing cold, but after the heat kicked in the talk in the vans on the way home was about doing it all again next year.

The evening ended with thirty-seven students attending and seventeen of them were visitors! Please pray that the Lord would lead them to a relationship with Him and that He would continue to offer our ministry an opportunity to speak His truth into the lives of area high school students.

"Pop" Night at Awana

Last week at Awana the clubbers enjoyed a special theme night called "Pop Night". All of the kids brought their pop, grandpop, or some other adult male to hang out with them for the night. The night started with both Pops and clubbers learning and reciting verses from God's word. The Pops learned Deut. 6:4-5 and recited it to their kids.

Next we had a special time of singing and hearing a famous pop in our church share from the Bible (Pastor Scott). It was so cute to see all of the kids sitting in their Pop's lap and listening to what God had to say to them.

After hearing lesson from God's word, we had a time of games. A few of the Pops got really dizzy as the spun around on bats and tried to run around the Awana Circle. The favorite game of the night was American Eagle where kids ran across the circle with their Pops trying to avoid being tagged.

Finally, what "Pop Night" would be complete without having a snack of soda-pop, popcorn, and lollipops. A great time was had by all. "Pop Night" is just one of many fun theme nights that the faithful Awana leaders are putting on for the kids this year. It's not too late to join Awana either. If you child is 3 years old through 5th grade, we would love to have them come and learn God's word with us. Contact Sara Pylate at thepreacherswifeis@gmail.com for more information.

To view a slide show of Pops and kids, click here.