Awana Update (Ben, the man of God in training!):

Benjamin is just flying through his AWANA booklet. He will probably finish it by the end of the year and won’t be able to go to the next book until next fall. In the meanwhile, next January, our home church will begin a Royal Ranger’s program that is especially designed for boys. This will be a good opportunity for Benjamin to grow in his walk with the Lord and I will be assisting as well. The children’s pastor at our church told us that half of the families that bring their children to the children’s classes don’t have a dad at home. Again this just re-emphasizes the importance of male role models especially in the younger years. Even in the volunteering Janey and I do for AWANA, the encouragement you can have with children can be tremendous and most of that is just by paying special attention to them and helping them to learn God’s Word.