Sparks Follow-Up

Aaron was assigned by God to speak for Moses. Aaron later questioned Moses' leadership, forgetting that it was God who had chosen Moses. Aaron started wanting something (Moses' prestige and leadership role) that someone else had. He started paying attention to the wrong thing, giving rise to jealousy and sinful deeds.

God has blessed each of us with special abilities. God doesn't care who is the best speaker, or the fastest runner, or the smartest student. God only cares about his children, and how his children do their best for Him. As a family, pray about how each family member can each use the special abilities to do your best for God. Then plan at least one way to follow through in using your special abilities in ministry this month.

Spring Break

There will be no Awana meeting on March 22 and 29. See you again on April 5!

P.S. We raised $520 for International China Concern last Friday. I'm very impressed by the kids' generosity!

Donating Awana Shares to support Orphans in China

At every Awana meeting, clubbers will be awarded with different numbers of Awana Shares for their excellent performance in learning and in games. Each clubber may be rewarded no more than 2 Awana Shares in each meeting. Every 4 to 5 weeks, the clubbers will have an opportunity to redeem their Awana Shares for little gifts at the Awana Store. Awana Store will be opened again this coming Friday on Mar 15, 2013.

In order to nurture giving to bless others as a virtue, we encourage the clubbers to "donate" their Awana Shares for charity besides getting gifts for themselves. Since September, we have already raised:

• $150 for Operation Christmas Child, a program that brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the message of God’s unconditional love;
• $70 to purchase a agriculture startup pack for a third-world community through World Vision;
• $240 for the local Food Bank

At the coming Awana Store, we will provide opportunities for our clubbers to donate their shares to support the work of International China Concern, a non-profit organization dedicated to support orphans in China (You can learn more about their ministry at www.chinaconcern.org). For every shares our clubbers donated, a pre-arranged donor will give $10 for this ministry. If a clubber decides to donate all his/her shares, then each of his/her shares donated will be matched with $20. And if all the clubbers in a club donate all their shares, then each of their shares will be matched with $30.

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me or any of our Awana leaders.

P.S. Awana will not meet on Mar 22 & 29, 2013 during Spring Break and the Easter long weekend. We will resume meeting on April 5, 2013.

Sparks Family Follow Up

This week we learn that God can make what seems unworthy valuable: Jesus was rejected by the very same people He came to save. They deemed him unworthy. However, God raised Jesis from the dead and turned what man rejected into the Saviour of the world! God also desires for us to be people of value. Trust Christ as Saviour and our sins will be forgiven. We will have a new life and be part of God's family. As a family, talk about how we (as Christians) are all part of the family of God (Ephesians 2:19). Do we live the way God would want us to live?