Art week!

The youth clubs I help run in Kenton and New Life Suwarta Sangat(http://www.nlss.org.uk/) hosted a kids half-term arts week February 18-21. Over 45 kids came! They were ages 6-12, divided younger and older. A team of eleven people came from California with all the art and craft supplies. With their help plus a number of kids from the community, the week was a huge success. Each day we did arts and crafts from 9:30-12:00 with a snack break. We then gathered in the front room to hear a story or teaching about God the Creator and sang songs together from 12:00-12:30.
The kids were so excited to come each day and several parents said they got up early to make sure they arrived on time! Many of the volunteers were older youth I've come to know in the community. We also had a few parents join us. Everyone learned a song about the virtues of life called “Rappin Fruit” which also related to a series of sketches performed each day. On the last night, we had a slideshow of photographs for all the parents to see. We shared a big meal afterwards and viewed all the projects from the previous 4 days. It was a joyful time to connect with the families and meet new people. All of them wanted to know when the next kids week would be. It won't be until late July; we hope to see many of them return.