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HALF: June

 You do not have to fight this battle. Position yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. He is with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. 
2 Chronicles 20:17





Halfway through the year! And we rejoice that HE is the one who fights our battles - our salvation if we do our part and prepare, or position ourselves.  



At our Passing the Torch II seminar, teachers became kids again as we taught specifically on age groups 0-4.  They were eager to learn, and joined us from several different churches just by seeing the announcement on Facebook.  Thank you God! 

Jesus teaching about the Creation story

Gus as Noah and his tools for the ark




A church called Center for Life in Fullness invited us to do an all day Creative Impact seminar. It was another exciting time imparting the vision and tools for kids ministry! One teacher wrote, "God spoke to me through this teaching to be more disciplined and to be more committed in the ministry."





Since Xaume and I (and Jesus) have been busy busy this month getting ready for the opening of Twist Kids' Club, we prepped Gus and his wife with the lesson and materials they'd need to go to Leon, Guanajuato in our stead.  



For the past several years we've worked with Tree of Life Leon to coordinate children's outreach events when mission teams come down.  Gus and Nahari did an awesome job.  They spent a total of two weeks in Leon this month, ministering to nearly 500 kids and their families.  








Another Saturday of training here below - a young church invited us to pass on some ideas for working with children and youth. 




 And, of course we don't want to totally abandon our YouTube channel!  So, friends of ours from a nearby church came to film this new addition: Worship and Children.   




TWIST.  As I've mentioned, this month was the big push to get things ready for kids' club!  It's been exhausting and exciting.  Sometimes I think to myself, "I hope this all is worth it."  But then God reminds me - what better investment is there?     





Xaume, Jesus, and the team from the partnering church spent two full days renovating the rental space: cleaning, painting, decorating and building the stage.





Then we had our grand opening :)  Presentation, food, inflatables, registration, etc. Despite a couple organizational loopholes, it was a great.  This whole process is a learning process!  One of the ladies from the church runs a business that makes these kind of costumes.  She donated our own original Twist character - Tito. 








We're off to a great, and challenging adventure!  Seventy-two kids signed up that day.  We are praying that every one of them, and many more come to know and follow Jesus.  Please pray for lasting change in this community, and many others through God's Word taught at Twist.  

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