And the construction begins!

A few weeks ago our church approved renovation plans for our Children's Ministry space. The intent of the Children's Ministry Renovation is to create a space that is inviting, welcoming, age appropriate for all our children (birth - 4th grade), and a place where all of our children's programs can be in.

The Children's Ministry Renovation is to be completed in several phases. Phase 1 of the renovation is to create a themed space in the hallways that is exciting, welcoming, and teaches our children about God. Our Children's Ministry space will have two themes: Kids Quest Creation Zone and Kids Quest Downtown. In Kids Quest Creation Zone our younger children will see trees, flowers, clouds, butterflies, ladybugs, land animals, and sea creatures - - all the things that God created! Here kids will learn that God created the world & God created me; God loves the world and God loves me!

In Kids Quest Downtown our older children will see that they are a part of a community. Christ calls us to not only follow him, but to also be a part of our faith community so we can share Christ's love to the world around us! Kids Quest Downtown will show the kids that they are a part of God's community and play a special role in that community.

Phase 1 of the renovation began today! It was exciting seeing the construction team prep the walls to be ready for mural painting that will happen in the weeks to come. Below are a few pictures of the construction happening!

We're on the road again!

We've said goodbye to our new friends & we're on the road headed home. We'll call all the parents when we're 30 minutes away from the church.






-Ms. Lauren

How is God Empowering you?

Our campers our doing their morning devotions. They are learning that God empowers us all to do something for the Kingdom of God. What is God empowering you to do?








-LW

Learning how to take what we've learned home

We are in our last worship service at camp together. Pray for our campers as they think about how they can apply what they've learned here at camp while they are at home.




Our camp pastor, James, empowering us to encounter Christ, embrace community, & extend grace while we're at home.

- Ms. Lauren

PASSPORTkids 2012 Day 3 Slide Show

Day 3 - Extending Grace

Yesterday on Day 3 of camp we talked about how we are suppose to extend grace to our community and to the world. The kids learned grace is the unconditional love that God has for us. We don't have to do anything to earn God's love...it's already there, even when we don't deserve it.

Our Bible story for the day was the story of the Good Samaritan. We saw how the Good Samaritan extended grace to the hurt man. The Samaritan gave up his time, supplies, money, and safety to be able to help them man. But because the Samaritan did that, the hurt man was able to have an encounter with Christ be experiencing grace through the Samaritan. We should do the same.

Day 3 of camp was another fun filled day with lots of activities. After Bible Study & recreation this morning, our campers participated in their missions rotation and their campers choice activities. I think the highlight of Day 3 was the Variety Show. We have 2 acts in the Variety Show. First off Sydney Bell did an awesome performance with her poy flags. Then we had several girls come together to sing a song. They called themselves the Cowgirl Cuties!

Below are the videos from the Variety Show performances. I'm working on uploading the slideshow of pictures from Day 3, and will post it soon. It is almost time for the campers to wake up for their last day of camp. We have had a great week at camp and we are looking forward to hugging out parents when we get home!

- Ms. Lauren

Worship Processional

One thing I love about PASSPORTkids! Camp is the intentionality in which they plan worship. They are intentional about including kids in every aspect possible of leading worship. From prayers, to scripture reading, to skits, to leading music. Kids learn that worship is for them, no matter their age. When the campers go home they tend to have a new understanding of worship in their own churches, and they realize that the services they attend at home might be a little different than at PASSPORTkids!, but worship is still for them.

At camp, we begin each worship with a call to worship song and a processional. The processional begins with someone lighting a candle that's on the altar to symbolize that we are inviting Christ's presence to be with us. Watch the video below to hear our call to worship song and see the worship processional.

Now it's time for breakfast. I just heard that they're serving bacon this morning (which is my favorite food!) Gotta run & get in the breakfast line!

- Ms. Lauren