If you’ve been involved in Children’s Ministry for any length of time, then you may have heard of Karl Bastian. He calls himself a kidologist and owns the web site kidology.org. What is kidology? Simply put, it is the study of kids. In children’s ministry, we need to do our best to reach children, … [Read more…]
I just completed my 52nd year on this Earth and I am beginning my 53rd. Yes, I just had a birthday. There are times in life that it just seems natural to reflect on where you’ve been and where you are going. This past year has been a year of transition for me. Last September, … [Read more…]
Have you ever sat around a campfire and had someone tell a story? The person telling the story is usually engaging, drawing you in to the story, at least hopefully they are drawing you in to the story. They have your full attention, you join in the story and you want to know more. That’s … [Read more…]
How do you even begin to describe a day that thrilled and broke your heart, which brought laughter one moment and tears the next? That is exactly what happened today at the Returning Hearts Celebration at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. The numbers themselves are overwhelming: over 1000 children, more than 400 dad’s and around … [Read more…]
(An update from Friday at Angola Prison, by guest blogger Marcy Comstock, Awana Missionary Appointee to Eastern Virginia) Our morning began early today with a tour of the prison. As we toured some of the 18,000 acres we saw a working farm (with more squash plants than this city girl has ever seen), horse breeding … [Read more…]