Awesome first night of Judgement House. There were 56 salvation decisions that we know of from tonight’s tours. Many people went through who were deeply touched by the drama presentation. Get some rest all you JH volunteers and we’ll see you at 2 p.m. tomorrow for Praise & Worship.
KidzWorld/Judgement House
We caught Robyn Sanders being early to her ministry area in Baby Bay. Robyn is one of the many volunteers that serve at NewSpring Church in our KidzWorld ministry. Thanks to all our volunteers who come and make NewSpring a fun place for kids to learn about Jesus.
Judgement House begins on Friday and things are in full motion. Scenes are being set-up and people are making reservations to come. I trust that you are praying for this awesome ministry as hundreds of volunteers come together for the outreach ministry.
KidzWorld Workers
Denise Sodowski was caught helping in the 4’s environment. And look she is still smiling!
Leilah Arnn was caught in the 3yr olds this past Sunday. She consistently brings her best smile every week at the 11:00 hour!
We appreciate so much everyone that comes and ministers to kids. It is so cool to me how some of you have changed from “I’m here to watch kids” to “I’m here to engage kids and to help them with their spiritual journey.” In my opinion nothing makes a ministry go to the next level like passionate volunteers! Thanks for all you do.
News Story
On Sunday a KSNW Channel 3 crew visited KidzWorld to interview us about passing faith along to kids. They took video of Route 252 and Adventure Avenue. I got a chance to talk to them about our vision and the philosophy of KidzWorld. They even interviewed Ellie Cummins.
The report should air on November 13th at 10 p.m.
Also, we are rejoicing over the 4 kids who accepted Christ during the Saturday evening KidzWorld program. Thanks to all who make Saturday night possible for kids. You guys are awesome!
Blown Away by Buddy Day!
Debbie and I were totally blown away by the number of kids that showed up for “Buddy Day.” For more info about the day see previous post. Anyway, we had 91 first time guests to KidzWorld! Can you believe that? The kids did such an awesome job inviting other kids to come with them. Many kids brought more than one. We didn’t have to bribe the kids, give them candy, stickers or a patch to bring their friends. We just told them that only about 25% of kids in the Wichita area attend church on a regular basis and that leaves plenty of kids that would love to come and experience KidzWorld. We are so proud of the kids and we look forward to the next time we do it.
I’ve got good news though, kids. You don’t have to wait until the next Buddy Day to bring your friends; you can invite friends to KidzWorld anytime. Can’t wait till the weekend!
Heads up…we are talking about Noah in Route 252. The virtue is Determination-deciding its worth it to finish what you started. Noah would be an excellent example of that virtue. In Adventure Avenue the kids will be learning about our awesome Creator and the wonderful creation He made!
Buddy Day
The whole KidzWorld staff is excited about “Buddy Day” at NewSpring this Sunday. We have asked every kid to bring a “buddy” with them to church. We don’t know what to expect but there is a lot fun planned and a few surprises in store. So, kids, invite your friends and family and bring them with you to NewSpring this weekend.
Judgement House is coming right along. Lots of reservations have been made and plans are being finalized. Please pray along with us as we do this outreach for SouthCentral Kansas. This weekend the mini flyers are available for you to take and invite your family and friends to Judgement House. It’s going to be an excitng fall here at NewSpring.
Andover Days Parade
We had a blast being in the Andover Days Parade this past Saturday. The puppets were the hit of the parade. Even before we got started kids were surrounding the bus wanting to talk to them. Thanks to all who came and helped us with this ministry and a special thanks to Michelle Poore who spent many hours doing all the custom lettering on the bus windows to advertise KidzWorld. It looked great and really made it all come together. 
After the parade, we went to the park and did 3 puppet shows and had a drawing for a free birthday party at NewSpring.
Don’t forget that Sunday is Bring a Buddy Day!!
Sunday
We had another great weekend at NewSpring. 11 people accepted Christ as Savior! That’s pretty awesome when you consider that we are in the middle of a “sex” series. Only God can pull that off. This Sunday in KidzWorld we are having “Bring a Buddy Day” and it should be one exciting day! We are asking all who are involved with KidzWorld to invite their buddy to church this Sunday. Here is a picture of who got caught being early to serve in KidzWorld.
Cheryl and Mindy Slimmer (mother/daughter team) are top notch subs…they are always willing to serve
in any of the Adventure Ave or Baby Bay classes, either hour. Today they
were the first ones to arrive in Adventure Avenue 4 at 9:30. (They are ALWAYS
early)
See ya on the weekend!
WOW! What a weekend at NewSpring
What a tremendous weekend we had at NewSpring and also in KidzWorld. Over 600 kids attended KidzWorld over the weekend and we had record-breaking crowds in 252 Theater for both hours on Sunday! There were kids everywhere and they were enjoying the environments that were created just for them. Thanks to all those who not only serve in this great ministry but for the ones also who gave their money to help minister to all the kids who are coming to KidzWorld.
This is Sue Sharp and she got caught being early to Adventure Avenue 2 this past week. She even had a smile on her face, which we really appreciate. Thanks to all who are showing up early to help reach boys and girls for Christ. Even if I don’t see you, there is One who does and will reward you way more than you can imagine.
This Saturday KidzWorld is going to be represented in the Andover Days Parade. The parade will go south on Andover Rd and turn east on Central. If you looking for a fun family event this weekend come out and see Cosmo and the puppets in the parade. Also at Andover Central Park we will be doing puppet shows at noon, 1p.m. and 2 p.m. Come by and see us. I will try to post some pictures of the event later on.
Sunday, October 5th is “Bring a Buddy Day” in KidzWorld. We are encouraging all kids and volunteers to bring a “buddy” with them to church. We will have invitations available this week so you can invite your friends.
The following week a local tv station will be visiting KidzWorld to see how the church passes faith along to children. Don’t worry about it. Just be yourself and have fun sharing God’s love with the kids that come on that day.
Continue to pray about the ministry of NewSpring Church and also the ministry of Judgement House. This could be the biggest and most exciting fall we have experienced here at NewSpring. Hang on!
Praying for Judgement House
Nine years. If you have nine years of experience you should feel pretty confident about an upcoming project. Well, let me tell you that is not the case. Every year at this time I get a little jumpy and nervous about doing Judgement House. My personality says, “Let’s get it done. We know how to do this.” But in all honesty if we don’t have the power of the Holy Spirit working not only in the lives of the people that come but also in the cast and crew we will fail big time. So this year I want to make sure we continue to pray for the ministry of JH not only during the performance dates but also as we prepare. So this year you will be able to sign up to get a daily prayer list from me with specific requests and also updates throughout the perfomances. If you signed up for the prayer team or cast and crew you will be on the list already. Everyone else can go to newspring.org and there will be a place to submit your email address. (It won’t be active until this weekend.) The daily emails will begin October 2nd and end November 2 (or early in the morning November 3!)
We are excited about what is God going to do this year at NewSpring and trust you will be praying along with us as we present Judgement House.
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