I thought you might like to hear a few things about how God worked this past weekend at NewSpring Church. As you know, it was an awesome celebration of the fullfillment of God’s plan for our redemption. Over 6000 people attended one of the four weekend services! KidzWorld reached 1424 from infants through 5th grades! In Route 252, I talked to the kids about the purpose of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins and in the four services 146 kids either asked Christ to be their Savior or expressed that they had more questions about that. Next weekend we will offer JumpStart classes to help those kids and their parents hear a simple presentation of John 3:16 that they can discuss at home so that the parents can get involved in this most important decision in their child’s life.
Just one special story: I met a dad and son who were leaving the 11:15 service Sunday.  The son had been in KidzWorld for the first time and I noticed that he had one of the tracts we gave to the kids who made a decision. Then I looked in the dad’s hand and noticed that he was holding a new believer’s packet. They both told me how much they enjoyed their time at NewSpring. I told them I was glad to see that they had both made a decision to accept Christ. Now that’s a special Easter!!
“Thank you” seems inadequate to express the gratitude that the KidzWorld staff has for all the wonderful KidzWorld volunteers who care so much for children and families. Many of you did double or triple duty this weekend and ALL of you made a difference in someone’s life by being in your place. There is NO WAY IN THE WORLD that KidzWorld could happen without the amazing volunteer team we have in place. We know that God will reward you beyond imagination for the love you have for His children!
Have a wonderful week! Can’t wait to see what He will do next weekend!

On Easter weekend we will begin studying a new virtue in Rt 252. It will be friendship.  We are going to have a great time learning about how to be a true friend like our friend, Jesus.  Family Experience will happen that weekend as well. We are very excited about it and trust that all parents will try to attend with their child.  Family Experience takes place between the services on Saturday & Sunday. It will be 20 minutes of fun.

Also on that weekend we are asking the kids to invite a friend to one of our four services.  Over 75% of kids in Wichita do not attend church on a regular basis, but many families will attend a service on Easter.  So encourage you child to invite someone that weekend.  There are a lot of fun things planned and your child will not want to miss it.

Just in case you haven’t heard, NewSpring now offers two Saturday services  at 5 & 6:30 p.m. and Sunday services are 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. That gives even more options for you to invite your friends to come to NewSpring.

This weekend is Family Experience in 252 Theater.  FE will take place after the Saturday evening service during the XL portion of the service.  Then it will take place again between the services on Sunday starting at 10:45 a.m. The program lasts about 20 minutes.  All parents are invited to come with their 1st-5th grader for an enjoyable time of laughter, giveaways and learning about the new virtue this month.  Please make this a priority in your family’s life.   We are going to have a blast so don’t miss it!

This picture was taken Sunday at the 11:15 hour.  There are 56 kids and 10 workers!  Wow! What a crowd!  But isn’t a blessing to see that there is still room for more kids and the tables don’t have to be one foot from each other?  Thanks to all who have invested their time and money into this marvelous building.  You have invested wisely.

Now, here is the second reason why this picture is on my blog.  With more kids coming (90 first time check-ins last week) we need more volunteers to come forward and help us.  Our biggest need is the Saturday night service.  That service just keeps on growing which takes some stress off the Sunday morning crowd.  But as it grows, the need for additional volunteers grows too.  If you don’t have an area of service here at NewSpring already let me encourage you to step up and have a blast helping kids know Jesus.  You can email me at dan.kubish@newspring.org and we will send you an application this week.  Come join the team of passionate volunteers who invest their lives in ministering to kids at NewSpring. You’ll be glad you did.

Wow! What a fantastic weekend at NewSpring.  We had over 1000 in KidzWorld with 90 first time check-ins.  At 11:15 we had 56 kids in Adventure Avenue 4/5 and Saturday we had 45 2nd graders.  Right out of the box we need to thank God for all the people He is bringing to NewSpring Church.  Secondly, I would like to thank all our hard working volunteers.  We would not be able to do this scope of ministry if it wasn’t for dedicated volunteers who come and serve each weekend.  Over the next few months I will be meeting with all the volunteers in KidzWorld and go over our vision for KidzWorld and also give additional training on what we would like for our volunteers to do.

A lady stopped me Saturday night just to say “thank you” for KidzWorld.  She said, “It has brought my grandkids and kids back to church and I can’t thank you enough.”  Pray for our staff at NewSpring as we strive to do our best to reach more people with the good news.

1. “Have you moved 252 Theater?”

2. “Where is Volunteer Central? I can’t find it…I have already made two laps around this building!”

3. “Isn’t it closer to park in front and walk around to the new check-in stations?”

4. “Didn’t you just stat this new building in September?

5. “What we need is more bathrooms!!!”

Weekend of February 6/7–Family Experience Returns. We are so excited to get Family Experience started again. Family Experience is for 1st-5th graders and their parents. It is a 20 minute program that happens in 252 Theater the first weekend of each month during Saturday XL and between the morning services. The purpose of Family Experience is to help parents understand what their kids will be learning during the month in Route 252. Don’t miss the first FE of 2010. It’s going to be a blast!

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On Saturday, January 23 at 3 p.m. we will be holding tryouts for the Adventure Avenue Praise Team.  Children 2nd grade and older are welcome to come and participate in these auditions.  The auditions will be held in the Adventure Avenue Theater.  We are looking for kids who are excited about singing and committed to show up for practices.  There will be 3 different teams, one for each hour of KidzWorld. If you have any questions, please email karla.stinson@newspring.org.