Kids Club

I'm back! This past week, I was in Waukee with a group from my church, which included Becky, Tyler, Grant, Sam, Sara, Jacob, Molly, D, and Jill. We were putting on a Kids Club with the Waukee Community Church, and it was an amazing experience.

On Saturday and Sunday, we did some canvassing around the park where we held the Kids Club. We went door to door and explained when and where the Kids Club was and invited people to join us. I honestly don't know if anyone we gave flyers to decided to come, but it was a great learning experience either way. It's nerve-wracking to approach someone's door like that, especially if they aren't very excited about you being there.

During the mornings of the rest of the week, we did a variety of service projects around Waukee, including mowing, landscaping, cutting down vicious trees, hanging up a downspout, and washing windows. Again, those aren't the most fun jobs in the world, but I really enjoyed it! It's awesome to be a blessing in someone else's life.

In our free time, we found plenty of things to do to keep entertained. We went thrift shopping at Goodwill, played 18 holes of mini-golf, went swimming, spent way too much money at the dollar store, and played about 900 games of Egyptian Rat Slap. I still have broken fingernails from that game.

The actual Kids Club was Sunday through Thursday nights, from 6:30-8. We had around 30 kids every night, along with 5-10 extra helpers from the church. We sang songs, put on skits, played games, listened to a lesson, and did crafts. I actually think my favorite part was before and after the Kids Club when we just got to hang out and play with the kids on the playground equipment. 

God was so good to us this week. He blessed us with a wonderful place to stay, awesome church members who fed us every night, cool weather, no rain, and tons of energy to keep up with the kids. I feel so lucky to have been a part of this group and a part of this Kids Club!