| 1. |
We love your kids - a LOT. We're at AWANA because we know that
teaching kids the Word of God is absolutely the most valuable thing
we can do with our time. |
| 2. |
Yes, we get tired. Most of us have full time jobs at an office
or somewhere or spend our days with our own kids and at school. We
don't get paid for being AWANA leaders (and no, we don't live at
church). Yet again, we know that the privilege of working with YOUR
children is a responsibility that can't even be compared to most of
the things we do. |
| 3. |
Because we often come to AWANA straight from family outing or
cooking supper or getting home from work or shopping, we need a
little time to set up. When you drop your kids off at the door a
half hour early and then leave - that means we are now responsible
for your children and miss some of that time we need to prepare.
Please don't drop your child off more than ten or fifteen minutes
before club – if you arrive at 6:45 PM and that would be great. (We
know there are special circumstances - and we're willing to work
with you.) |
| 4. |
Likewise, we need to get a good night's sleep, too -- and still
have things to do at home like get our clothes ready for the next
day, make lunches for our own kids or study for mid-terms, etc...
Please don't come for your child a half hour after everyone else is
gone. Please come pick up your child at 8:50 pm and that would be
great. (Again, we understand that things happen that occasionally
cause you to be a little late.) |
| 5. |
Part of what we do at AWANA is play games. Please make sure your
child is dressed appropriately. Kids usually find it difficult to
run around the circle in flip-flops or shoes with two-inch heels.
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| 6. |
We know that some of you haven't attended church very much and
might have questions about your child's verses. Please ask. That's
why we're here. |
| 7. |
Yes, we know that sometimes we forget to give a child an award.
Trust us. We don't forget on purpose just to give your child a hard
time. But we're human and sometimes something gets lost in
communication and we miss something. Just tell us or have your child
tell us and we'll check it out - really, we will. We promise. |
| 8. |
Our leaders have been through our church's child protection
classes. We're real sorry we didn't let your child go home with your
sister, but we've never seen her before and her name isn't on your
child's approved list. We want to keep your child safe, so if
someone we don't know is picking her up, please contact us before
hand. |
| 9. |
Yes, we know your child is busy with school, gymnastics, drama,
art, computer games and TV watching, but simply spending five or ten
minutes a day would probably be enough for him or her to do two sections a
week. And, if you helped him study, he might even be able to do more
than two sections. What better way to get into discussions about the
good things God says to us in His Word than talking about the verses
he learns? We need every bit of help that the parents can give. |
| 10. |
A lot goes on during the time your child is at AWANA. We might
have a clubber trip over a chair and hurt her foot, we might have a
boy angry that he didn't win a contest, we might spend ten minutes
working with a child on a verse (that he should have learned at home
first with the help of the parents) and we might have had the
privilege of leading a young life to the Lord. We need your supports
and prayers. Please don't EVER stop supporting us or praying for us! |
