Regional News
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Colleges That Offer Scholarships To 24-7 Achievers Over 222 students earned over $275,000 through our Scholarship College connections this academic year! [Read more...] |
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Two Ways To Benefit Your Awana Missionary:
Non-Cash Assets - Many people consider cars, boats, timeshares, jewelry, business inventory, real estate, and other non-cash type gifts to help us reach boys and girls, and their families too, for Christ. An estimated 90% of America's wealth is in non-cash assets, yet the vast majority of churches and ministries receive less than 10% of their gifts from these assets. Why? Because they're not equipped to accept non-cash gifts. Through our foundation we can accept them, and we will work with you to develop the best giving strategy for you and your family. If done properly, givers can avoid or reduce taxes and maximize giving. Simply visit CreativeGivingSolutions.com's Awana section to learn more. On that page, select the Donation Button and choose the U.S. Missionary Fund. Under the Brief Description type the Missionary's name or account number.
Your IRA - If you are over age 70 1/2, you may annually gift any amount up to $100,000 of your IRA to your Awana Missionary. It's very easy to make the gift by directing your custodian to transfer a portion of your required minimum distribution directly to Awana. For more information simply visit AwanaFE.org. |
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New Brand Debuts for Awana -- With Our Same Commitment to Serving Local Churches, Parents, Children and Youth. Awana now features new branding in everything from the messages we communicate to our new organizational logos. Why? To further sharpen our ministry's focus on serving churches and parents worldwide as they reach and raise spiritual champions [Read more...] . |
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The new Sparks Handbook has landed at the Awana Online Store! - Be one of the first to order the new Sparks HangGlider Handbook and get ready to soar through 12 exciting Bible biographies that virtually come alive on the page. Drama, music and sound effects will keep Sparkies coming back for more. [Order HangGlider online] [Sparks 2008 Update page]. |
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Our children and youth are ill-equipped for spiritual and moral challenges today – and for leading the home, church and community tomorrow. In fact, many will leave their faith behind after high school. Awana offers a solution. We are calling and equipping parents and churches to work together to raise kids who know, love and serve Christ. Inspired by the life of Joseph from the Old Testament, whose trust in God and character carried him through trials and temptations. [Read more...] |
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Awana in Space! If the space shuttle launches today as scheduled, Awana will achieve a milestone - the first known Meritorious Award recipient in space. Army Colonel Doug Wheelock, a mission specialist on the space shuttle Discovery flight STS-120 which launched Oct. 23rd and is scheduled to return on Nov. 6th, earned his Meritorious Award at West Windsor Baptist Church in Windsor, New York. Colonel Wheelock reportedly maintains a strong Christian testimony among his peers in the space program. [Read bio...] . |
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HomeBase turns the attention of your church and the homes it represents back to the God-ordained roles He set in place for each to raise the next generation of active believers. HomeBase is building a collection of training opportunities and resources to spur necessary changes in thinking and help your church and parents work together to experience dynamic disciple-making power. This includes the premier of a new 3D animated video series - Station Brakes! |
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Kid Matters - Kids matter to God, and we want to help you raise spiritual champions that know, love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. This web site is full of podcasts and lots of great resources to help you build a biblical worldview in kids, whether you’re a stressed-out parent or a busy children’s ministry worker. |
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Revised Truth & Training Books have arrived! Big news!! Awana Clubs International has made some significant changes to the first two Truth & Training handbooks with both Book One and Book Two available for ordering now. Book Three will be revised NEXT YEAR (Fall 2008) and Book Four will be revised the following year (Fall 2009). The revised Truth & Training handbooks now have more of a 3-level approach (similar to the 24/7 Ministries Come See, Come Follow, and Come Serve levels) to aid leaders in ministry to kids of different backgrounds and abilities. [Read the latest details...] |
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Have you heard about the new T&T Trading Cards?? - It is a new incentive program introduced as part of PowerUp to 'Get more of God's Word into more kids'. Packs of trading cards can be purchased through the Awana Ministry Guide Online and the official site includes descriptions of the cards, info on how to purchase them, games for kids, and places for clubbers to enter their trading card codes. There are also a limited number of special Gold Cards that if a clubber gets one AND finishes his/her handbook in a single club year, they receive a special prize from Awana (no charge to you)! A flyer (8.5"x11" - 651k) (PDF) and a poster (11"x17" - 10MB) are both available for download to help promote this program in your club. |
For more information, please contact:
| Don & Nancy Estep
Missionaries to Central & Southern Illinois 194 N. Western Avenue Decatur, IL 62522-1026 Phone: (217) 963-2972 Fax: (217) 963-9994 E-mail: DonE [at] awana [dot] org |