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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. 

Picture this... A Beach Club child is waiting with a look of great anticipation as his or her Beach Club leader is about to announce who will receive the KiDs Beach Club® Devotional Bible this week. Now feel the excitement as that look of anticipation turns to sheer joy as their name is called and they are given their very own copy of God's Word. Some kids clutch it tight to their chest, others raise it in the air and nearly all of them want their picture taken when they get it. It is such a great part of Beach Club!

KiDs Beach Club® is unlike any other afterschool program because while the kids enjoy a snack and play games, they also get to learn important character words that they'll use for the rest of their lives. So far this school year, we've talked about such character building traits as having confidence, generosity, determination, love, orderliness, patience, responsibility, humility, obedience, thankfulness and respect.

We spotlight one character word each week from a story in the Bible. Take the word "confidence" for example. When the children see how Jesus had the power to calm a giant storm and save the lives of his disciples in Mark 4:35-41, they see that they too can have confidence in Him for the storms of their lives. The Bible is filled with so many inspirational stories that provide hope for us on a daily basis. Because it is important to us to give children a vision of hope for the future, this spring, we will be providing every child in every Beach Club, their very own KiDs Beach Club® Explorer's Study Bible.

We are thrilled to be handing out over 10,000 KiDs Beach Club® Explorer's Study Bibles to kids around the country in an effort we call, Bibles for Beach Club. Will you consider joining us in this effort? A monthly gift will sustain the ongoing commitment to provide children in every Beach Club their very own copy of God's Word in 2015 and beyond.

There are several giving opportunities available. Simply click here to give a gift today. You can set up future gifts as well. You may also write a check if you prefer and put it in the mail to us at KiDs Beach Club, PO Box 635, Euless, TX 76039-0635. KiDs Beach Club® is a non-profit 501c3 and all donations to Bibles for Beach Club are tax-deductible.

Thank you for your support of KiDs Beach Club® and participating with us in connecting kids to Christ and putting Bibles in their hands. Together, we are making Jesus Cool at School!®

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Beach Clubs are in full swing and the silkscreen machines are ready.  Now is the time to place your order for KiDs Beach Club® t-shirts.

Standard orders available via the KBC online store. Bulk orders are placed via the Club Leader Tools and Rookie Tools pages under the login tab.
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Bibles for Beach Club Update

September 27, 2014 we held our annual benefit dinner and auction fundraiser and had a wonderful time with everyone who was able to attend.  This year all proceeds went toward our initiative of providing every child in Beach Club a Bible of their own.  The new KiDs Beach Club® Study Bible is in production and we are expecting our first shipment in the coming weeks.  This spring will be the first installment of this initiative as we anticipate putting a Bible in the hands of 10,000 children.

Last Thursday, October 16, was Bring Your Bible To School Day. This Day of Dialogue initiative, sponsored by Focus on the Family, was designed to encourage students to celebrate their religious freedoms and share God's hope with their peers. We rejoice that KiDs Beach Club® has been able to distribute over 21,000 Bibles to Beach Club children and encourage them to bring their Bible to school every day since 2003.  We are excited to continue and eagerly anticipate putting 10,000 Bibles in the hands of every Beach Club student this spring.

Michalla Revland, Area Director in Mesquite, Texas, shared recently that she had the privilege of leading four kids to Christ at the new Beach Club at Hanby Elementary and only one said they had a Bible in their home. "Thank you from clubs "in the field" that have the comfort in knowing that a Bible will get in the hands of all the Beach Clubbers.  What a great way for kids to be able to grow in their faith and for God's word to go inside the homes.  It is a true blessing to give each child the Word of God."

We are trusting the Lord for an army of monthly supporters to sustain this initiative over the course of many, many years. We are committed to it for the long haul, until God says stop or Christ returns. Thank you to those who have already joined with us in this effort.  For those who want to get started, click here to support Bibles for Beach Club.