Ameritribes Conference

This summer, the directors of Ameritribes asked Evan and I to be in charge of the kids program at our annual staff conference. When we were kids, this was always a highlight of our summer, so we considered this opportunity as a huge privilege and responsibility. After praying over possible themes, we decided that we needed to have both a spiritual theme as well as a fun one. We ended up choosing "The Ninja Armor of God" for our theme, and during the week we combined lessons on the Ephesians 6 passage with games and fun activities with a ninja flair.

Each day we had a teaching session, during which Evan and I took turns teaching a different aspect of the armor of God. It was interesting that the Lord led us to that particular lesson, becuase it seemed like the enemy was really out to discourage us that week, and having our hearts focused on what God's Word says regarding that particular issue helped us to keep going.

By Friday afternoon, after a week of crazy games, small-group sessions and lots and LOTS of snacks, we were pretty tired, but felt like the Lord had allowed us to establish some good relationships with the kids.