Website: www.fbcjoplin.org Church Office: (417) 624-4585 Children’s Minister: Lisa Morris Seeds - PreK & under | Sprouts - K-2nd | The Grove - 3rd - 5th September/October 2014 Get ready to have a whole lot of fun!!! We look forward to our Fall Festival every year as kids get a chance to have a blast and invite all their friends and family to join in the fun with them. We will have plenty of food, including nachos, popcorn and cotton candy to eat. The Storehouse students return with the glow maze which has been a big hit. There will be three inflatables, including one just for the little guys. Lighthouse Farms will be bringing TWO horses for rides, which will keep the line shorter. Kids will get to play different games and earn prizes for them. When they need a break they can enjoy a hayride around the property and try their hands at some crafts. We will also have balloon twisting and face glittering and a picture booth. Of course we will have a trunk or treat, just to keep them excited when they go home (you’re welcome parents!). As always, this is a rain or shine event. If it isn’t raining, there will be plenty of tables set out in the middle of the gym where you can eat and take a break. If it looks like rain, we bring it all inside - minus the horses (sorry guys!) - and have a grand time anyway! So mark your calendars and invite…everyone! Kidz on a Mission is ready to start getting our church ready for Operation Christmas child. We have the opportunity to bring the love of Christ and a smile to needy children all over the world. Our goal is to make 150 boxes. So what can you do? ✦ Your family can pick up a box and guide from the welcome center. (You can use a plastic tub or wrap a shoebox instead) ✦ Choose an age/gender and fill your box(es) with things for the age/gender you selected, remembering to follow the guide instructions ✦ Return your box any time from October through November 5th. ✦ Samaritans Purse does request a seven dollar donation to cover the shipping cost. If you use a check, please make it out to FBC as we will pay for all shipping online so we can track where our boxes end up! ✦ If you would like to participate by donating $25, Kidz on a Mission will purchase gifts and make a box for you. This would also cover shipping your box. That’s it, you have impacted the life of a needy child!