This month in Route 252 we are learning about honor and what the Bible says about giving honor to people in our lives.  The story this week was about Jesus’ first miracle and how he turned water into wine but also how he showed honor to his mother and how the servants showed honor to Jesus and how we should show honor to people around us.  So part of the fun was to dress up a couple of small group leaders as “brides” with the help of the kids.  Our bottom line was “Show honor to those who are over you” and our memory verse is “Love each other deeply. Honor others more than yourselves.” Romans 12:10  Honor is letting someone know you see how valuable they really are. 

Don’t forget parents, Promotion Weekend will be August 16/17. School age children will promote into the class for the grade they will be in this fall. Preschool children will only promote if they have had a birthday since June 1.  The kids entering 6th grade will be in Route 252 for the last time on that Sunday.

Our KidzWorld staff is so excited about the growth we are experiencing in our children’s ministry. We are beginning to plan some cool events for the fall. Your child won’t want to miss a single week of KidzWorld.

We had a great time with all the people of Rose Hill that came out for their Ice Cream Social event.  We provided the inflatable and lots of cool cosmo tattoos.  Thanks to everyone who came and helped.  Special thanks to the city of Rose Hill for letting us hang out with all the friendly people of the community.  We had fun and made some new friends.

 Last week I forgot to post about the people who were caught being early for their ministry to kids.  The Mastersons teach in Adventure Avenue 4 and do an outstanding job.

Amy White does registration and she was in place 30 minutes early to great and check in kids.

Cheryl Thorton has worked in Baby Bay for many years and is always early to her ministry.  These people all received a Sonic gift card as a little appreciation from the KidzWorld staff.  Keep up the good work and next week we will be giving out some more stuff. 

Well, this will be my final blog from camp.  It has been such a blast to be with your kids and see them learn things from God’s Word.  We had an awsome time in worship this evening.  It was such a blessing to hear 300 kids sing “Here I Am to Worship” and see them really engage in worship.  You are making a big mistake if you think kids can’t worship.  After worship we had our church group devotions and talked about what it means to be baptized. 13 kids raised their hands indicating that they might want to be baptized at Watermark!  We told the kids that we would contact their parents to let them know about their child’s interest. If your child does have an interest in baptism, we suggest that he/she take the Starting Point 4 Kids classes on August 3, 10 & 17. You can get more info about that by emailing Debbie at debbie.kubish@newspring.org.

The final party tonight was a variety show featuring the thing the kids learned in their track times this week. Enjoy the pictures of some of your performers. They did an excellent job and had a fantastic time!

It’s hard to believe that our week is winding down. Although the kids have had a great time, they are all looking forward to seeing their families again. Remember, you can call the church office (630.8500) AFTER 1 p.m. for an estimated time of arrival.

I would like to close with two special “thank-you’s.” First of all, thanks to the nine brave adults who joined Debbie and me as adult sponsors this week for camp. You guys have been awesome and we hope you have had a great time getting to know the kids. Secondly, thanks to anyone who helped financially support our camp experience. Several of our kids would not have been able to attend camp without your help. We know that God will reward your kind support.