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Last month we shared a picture with you of a fourth grader named Chance who was hunkered down on his couch at home diligently digging through his brand new KBC Explorer’s Study Bible that he received earlier that day at Great Treasure Day. 

KiDs Beach Club® is very special to Chance as well as to his mom, Jennifer, and older brother, Austin. Two years ago his family moved to Highlands, Texas and Austin, a 5^th grader, started going to KiDs Beach Club®. Austin had already made Jesus his forever friend and was baptized a year earlier and Beach Club was helping him grow in his faith. Chance was in the 2^nd grade and heard all about the fun Austin was having and couldn’t wait until he became a third grader so he could go to Beach Club too.

Last year Chance moved into the third grade and started going to Beach Club. He was so excited. At the beginning of the school year Chance and his family received some hard news; they were told his father was missing. And in the next three weeks it was confirmed; Chance and Austin had lost their dad. Their mom, Jennifer Guillory, said, “My children were broken!” During this time Chance continued to attend Beach Club and a month after receiving this devastating news Chance said he wanted to be sure he went to heaven to be with Jesus and he made Jesus his forever friend. As you can imagine, Jennifer was so happy to hear this news. “Beach Club has definitely made a big impact on my family, ” Jennifer said.

Children come from many different backgrounds and have a variety of needs. It is a blessing and honor to provide the KiDs Beach Club® program along with supplying every child their very own copy of God’s Word. This is our chance, your chance, to serve children that may not otherwise have the opportunity to learn about Christ!

Thank you for your continued support as we connect KiDs to Christ and put Bibles in their hands.  You can click here to donate today!

Pictured at left: Beach Clubbers
Chance & Austin with their mom.
Jennifer.

On February 11, 2015, KiDs Beach Club® reached an enrollment of 10,000 children. Thinking back 10 years ago when the first Beach Club was piloted in one school, we had no idea how far God would take us.  And we are sure He has more in store!

They’re here! 
Thanks to the gifts and prayers of many people, 10,000 KiDs Beach Club® Explorer Study Bibles have arrived in North Texas and soon will be in the hands of every child in every Beach Club.  Because of this generosity and monthly support of Bibles for Beach Club, thousands of volunteers nationwide will be handing out these Bibles in a celebration called Great Treasure Day in every one of our 144 clubs. 

On that special day during week 5 of Beach Club in February or March, our leaders will hand out these Bibles emphasizing how special and valuable this book is because it is God’s Word to us and therefore should be considered a treasure that should be treated respectfully. 

The first verse these kids will read out of their new Bible is Psalm 119:162 which is their memory verse for the day,  “I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure.” Our Bible story leader will then have the kids turn to 2 Kings 22-23 where they will see a powerful example of how Josiah found a great treasure in God’s Word.  That story will then lead the children into a time of prayer and opportunity to accept Jesus as their Forever Friend.  For those who choose to accept Christ, leaders will direct them to one of our special tip-in pages (see below), which points out how to know God and how to pray and ask Jesus into their lives.

For many, this will be the very first Bible they have ever received and quite possibly the only Bible in their home.  You can help make Great Treasure Day possible for years to come by supporting Bibles for Beach Club. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter and asking a friend to do the same.

Merry Christmas!

We received a beautiful testimony of two Sunday School classes from Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett, Tennessee.   Our local Area Director, Christy Hughes, was scheduled to share about Beach Club in one class, but she had no idea about the other.  She learned about the other class when their collected donations made their way to her to send to the KiDs Beach Club® main office. “Their gentle, quiet spirit in responding to God’s call made such and impression on me,” Christy said. 

During Christy’s visit to the scheduled class, she shared about the Beach Club program and specifically Bibles for Beach Club and how each child will be receiving their very own Bible.  At the conclusion of her presentation the class teacher, Renee, paused and shared that she felt convicted that their class needed to collect money for Bibles.  She told the class that she would match each Bible they provided up to 12 Bibles. “I was totally blown away,” Christy said.  Immediately, wallets came out and donations were given.   

The next week Renee shared with Christy that as she was going through a stack of mail she found an envelope she was not expecting.  It turned out to be a refund check.  This unexpected refund was for $245, five dollars more than the $240 she had pledged to match for Bibles. “When I saw the amount I knew immediately that God provided that refund for Bibles for Beach Club,” Renee said.  After a few weeks the class not only met their 12 Bible challenge, but also exceeded it by 4.5 Bibles.  Between both Sunday School classes, donations were given to provide 34 KiDs Beach Club® Explorer’s Study Bibles.

It is such an encouragement to see how God is bringing more and more people along side us in the effort to put a Bible into the hands of every Beach Club child.