Children’s Ministry {because it changes lives}

I grew up driving an hour north, bypassing several churches, to attend a small church on a neighboring Native American  reservation. With less than 30 people in attendance, it was the church where I learned about who God was, how much He loves me, and how He changes lives. It was also the church I decided to be baptized in when I was 14.

Now, my husband is overseeing outreach efforts of about 100 churches here in Western Washington. He speaks at a different church almost every week. Instead of bringing my kids to various churches each week, where they don’t know anyone, I have been making the one hour drive north to that tiny church where my Christian journey began.

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My mom’s best friend – who I lovingly refer to as Aunt Kathy – is in charge of children’s ministry, and she is so necessary. Vital to the church in fact. You see, every week the Native kids who live nearby come for songs, a story, crafts, a video, and a huge weekly potluck meal. It is a huge outreach effort and the kids faithfully come each week. Many of the kids have parents who are struggling with addiction, most of the kids live in poverty.

I am seriously thankful that I am a Family Christian blogger. I was sent $50 to buy some things for my favorite church’s children’s ministry department. I had a great time stretching that $50 and deciding what to get. This is why I love this job — blogging is time consuming, but so rewarding.

I visited our local Family Christian with my kids and we had a lot of fun shopping. It took a little while, because I wanted to stretch that $50 as far as I could. Thankfully, the store has a kid’s section which kept my son occupied. My Princess and I were able to search all the shelves to find some great products. We not only shopped in the kids section but also visited the Children’s Ministry section. We found:

• Velvet Posters for craft time
• Wipeable Bible Story Book
• Two card games for when the kids need something to do with extra time
• Pencil books for prizes
• Four VeggieTales movies

When I brought the bag of fun items to church this past weekend, Aunt Kathy was so excited to have some new supplies. {My Princess was too!}

The first thing they opened for craft time was the velvet posters. My Princess will take her time working on it and hang it on her wall in the bedroom. I am thankful that Family Christian carries quality products for children’s ministry!

You can find all these products and more on FamilyChristian.com or in store at Family Christian.

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Disclosure: I was sent a gift certificate to purchase items for my little church on the reservation. I was compensated for this post. My love for Family Christian and my opinions are mine alone.