Drake is participating in AWANA again this year! Last year he was in Cubbies, the AWANA preschool program. This year he's in Sparks, the Kindergarten through 2nd grade program. It's quite a bit different from Cubbies - much more like school and less like play. There is a game time, though, and he enjoys that the most! (Especially since he's been assigned to the Red Team - red is his favorite color of all time.)The purpose of AWANA is "helping churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ." That's a pretty great purpose! In case you're curious, the acronym "AWANA" stands for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed. That's taken from 2 Timothy 2:15, which says, "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." AWANA is mostly about memorizing scripture, but also continally presents the gospel and builds on that foundation. We are really happy with it, and feel that it's a good "extracurricular" activity for Drake to be involved in right now.
We hope to be enjoying AWANA for years to come!
After his first week of studying, Drake had earned his Sparks vest! To do that, he had to memorize John 3:16 and be able to answer 4 questions explaining its meaning. He is pretty proud of his new vest! He also earned his Sparks handbook, but they were all out - so he has photocopies of his next few lessons for now!
