Sparkies Leader

This is the Sparkies Director.  He does not always look like this, believe it or not.  I will recount what happened.

Our local AWANA club plans to support another similar club in India.  To do this a penny-drive was launched.  The team who collected the most money at the end of the drive was given a special reward - the privilege to throw pies at our Awana Commander, Andy Haug, and Sparkies director, Tim Lewis.  Hence, the picture.   It was unfortunate that what was supposed to be pies were in fact pseudo-pies (whipped cream).  Otherwise, Tim would have secretly enjoyed the experience.

This whole exercise provided entertainment for the kids for a few minutes.  Both Tim and Andy were fine after washing their faces.  I hope that next year the club will come up with a different and less messy reward for the winners!

Anyway, Tim is in France with Brahms right now, so there will be a guest teacher during AWANA council time - me.   They better not throw pies at me becaue I will be prepared to throw them bread.  :)

My AWANA Girls

This is the first year that I've worked as a Sparky group leader to a group of four girls. They may be young but the girls in my group are very sharp kids.  Most of them are very familiar with their bible stories and are regular church-goers.  They fight for their turn to tell their stories about themselves and their families (all of which are good) to me.  They are so innocent, curious...and I enjoy them a lot.

Mikaela, (my leader-in-training) is a tremendous help for me.  She's very good to the little girls.  She also enjoys being the coach to the Green team during game time.   She makes my life easier. :)

Joelle Headrick

Mandy Immer

Natallie Weiland

Guest : Jordyn

Olivia Jeffrey

Mikaela Bagdanov (My Assistant)