Kids’
Connection 2015! Missions: Kids Around the World!
We are very excited about the
Kids’ Connection program this year! For
those who are not familiar with Kids’ Connection, it is very similar to VBS
(Vacation Bible School) at the park! Kids who attend, hear a Bible story, make
a craft, and have game time. It was our inaugural program last year when we
began Living Bridges Ministry.
This year’s
theme is Missions: Kids Around the World! This theme covers several stories of the
Apostle Paul. Each Saturday also focuses
on a different country in the world and on missions in that country. Kids will
be encouraged to learn the scripture memory verse for the summer. Learning this
verse earns them their own Bible. Through the Pennies and Prayers part of our program,
we will be actively supporting missions around the world!
While the kids
are busy at their various stations, the adults will be receiving a devotion
tailored to the Bible story of the day. They
will also be equipped with information on how to lead their family in devotions
at home. Then they will either play
Bingo to win items they need for their households or they will work on a make
and take project for their home. After the activities are complete, we will
come back together as a large group for lunch! The lunch food for the school
aged kids will be supplied by Lowndes County Schools Summer Feeding Program for
the June and July Kids’ Connections.*
Kids’ Connection
is FREE for all who attend and begins again on Saturday, June 13th. We will meet the 2nd and 4th
Saturdays of each month in June, July, August, and September (see dates below.)
The Kids’ Connection is for kids ages 4yrs through 5th grade. Those in 6th grade and above, are
eligible to serve as buddies for the younger children in our groups.
We meet at the
Vallotton Youth Complex pavilion (700 Woodlawn Drive). Registration begins at 10:15am with the
program starting at 10:30am. We are
finished with the program and lunch by 12:30pm.
This year, we are
trying something new to help get the word out about the Kids’ Connection. We
are throwing 1-2 ice cream parties each week before a Kids’ Connection. People
who attend Kids’ Connection can sign up to host a party where we will be serving
ice cream to 20+ people. The goal of this kind of outreach as opposed to the
door to door flyers we did last year, is to get to know people better. We find
the best way to reach people is to build relationships and we are confident
that there will be a much better attendance return on this investment.
As you might
imagine, it takes many volunteers to put on a program like this. Volunteers help us with registration, serving
the food, teaching the craft, help with story time, help with
game time, or work with the adults.
Volunteers serve on one or more Saturdays according to what fits into
their schedule. If you are interested in volunteering, please email us at info@livingbridgesministry.org.
Another key to
the success of the Kids’ Connection is donations! We publish a Needs List in our blog posts,
our quarterly newsletter, and on Facebook! Donors who donate from the Needs
List or who support us financially, make this program possible for all of those
whom we serve.
We covet your
prayers! The basis of everything we do
with Living Bridges Ministry is prayer! We ask that you would lift us, our volunteers,
and those who attend our activities in prayer as you think of us!
Kids’
Connection Dates
ALL dates are Saturdays
June 13 and June 27
July 11 and July 25
August 8 and 22
September 12 and 26
Kids’ Connection Needs List
80 bottles of water for each camp
Individual bags of chips to serve
at lunch
Paper plates
Napkins
Baby wipes (to clean hands after
craft time)
Plastic forks/spoons/knives
BINGO needs:
Bath towels, blankets, small appliances (coffee pot,
mixers, toasters), everyday tools like screwdrivers, hammers, wrenches, home
décor items, rubbermaid containers, gift cards of $5-$10 to stores/fast food
restaurants.
