Red, Yellow, and Green make...

Saturday was a big morning at kids club!  It was the day we launched AWANA!

Below the three teams sport their wristbands to their team color...

By the time we reached the morning's midpoint, we had a total of 28 different kids.

In addition to a new program, we have a new Bible teacher, too!  Eta had to leave us to continue her education, but she referred a wonderful young woman whom we already love.  She brings a great energy and passion and seems to be a natural teacher.  Would you pray right now for Eniola as she prepares each week to bring lessons from the Word for the kids?

Below, we moved outside for the game time around our small version of the AWANA game circle.  It was small, but it worked!

I love the opportunities it gives some of our 'big kids' to lead their younger peers.

One of the differences of the international AWANA program to what you may know from the States is a lack of uniforms and books.  This makes the program much more affordable, though we may invest in some colored handkerchiefs or bandanas.

We have a few kinks to work out, but over all, I think it went remarkably well.

The verse for this past week?  2 Timothy 3:16, the same verse Ellie memorized for the week in home school.  Now she'll learn it in Shqip too!

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness...

I gjithë Shkrimi është i frymëzuar nga Perëndia dhe i dobishëm për mësim, bindje, ndreqje dhe për edukim me drejtësi...

Later Saturday night we hosted our friends, the Schranks, for supper.  They were instrumental in bringing AWANA to Albania last spring and having the curriculum translated into Albanian.  As far as they know, we were the first site to launch the program in Albania!  Pray for the other 20 or so churches who will be starting clubs in their respective towns and neighborhoods soon, that it would be a valuable tool in hiding God's word in children's hearts for true transformation.