If your child attended KidzWorld last weekend and was in the 252 Theater they probably excitedly told you about some contest that you are still trying to figure out.  We are calling it “Jingle Jamming” to go along with our Jingle Jam Christmas Eve event.  The object of the contest is for kids to come up with a wacky, funny, wild video of someone or something (pets are fair game) jamming around the Christmas tree or any other Christmas-y background to their favorite Christmas song.  Be creative and have lots of fun with your kids.

Important stuff:

Videos must be submitted by Dec 20th to Mr. Dan on DVD.

Videos must be 1 min or less.

Grand Prize winner will be announced during Jingle Jam on Christmas Eve.

The Grand Prize is an Electric Guitar!  That’s right..how cool is that?  It will be worth the work.

We will have  flyers ready to send home with your kids in the next couple of weeks. Take a look at the promo below.

The first picture is a boy having his birthday party here at NewSpring on Saturday.  His family and friends were completely blown away by what we do for kids here at NewSpring. The second picture was taken Saturday night. It’s a 4-year-old who didn’t want to leave KidzWorld!  This is not a staged photo!  The third picture is some of the kids signing our temporary wall outside 252 Theater.  If you have a chance you should go by and read some all the messages on the wall.  Even some adults have enjoyed signing the wall. 

It is getting exciting around here at NewSpring!

I get tired of hearing the phrase “kids are the church of tomorrow.”  That couldn’t be further from the truth.  Kids are the church of today. If we don’t reach them today, they won’t be in church tomorrow.  Two things were said to me this weekend to illustrate what I mean. The first one came from a first time guest without kids who was visiting from another church. He said, “You sure waste a lot of money on kids, don’t you?  They can’t pay for anything but they take a lot of the resources you have available.”  OK, two things went through my mind: 1. try to argue with him about why that was such a stupid observation or 2. call security and tell them to show him the exit. I ended up walking away shaking my head and not even responding to his statement.  The second instance was a young boy who came to me with something to show me.  He opened his hand and showed me a $5 bill in his hand.  He said, “I am going to give this to the KidzWorld offering to help buy the mini-invites for Judgement House. (That was our mission project for this month in KidzWorld.) I said, “That is awesome!”  The boy walked into the theater and deposited the money in our offering box.  His dad was standing in the tunnel watching proudly.  The dad came over to me and said, “He just had a birthday and he got that $5 from his granddad. It was the only money he received on his birthday.  The moment he opened his card and saw the money he shouted out that he was going to give the money to KidzWorld to help with Judgement House!  His granddad, who comes from a very traditional background, told him that he didn’t  need to give ALL $5 to the church. He suggested that he keep some to buy something for himself.”  He then shared his son’s reponse to Granddad. “There is nothing I’d rather have than to give other people a chance to find Jesus like I did!”  Kids are the church of today. When that boy grows up and gets a job, his comittment to giving can continue to be used to help futher the gospel of Jesus Christ.  The dad shook my hand and said, “Tell your people thanks for teaching my son about the love of Jesus and that he can make a difference in someone else’s life right now at his age.