FrogSpot Kids

• KS-NE Camp meeting, June 4 -5 (Lincoln, NE). We will be in charge of the Primary division (7- 9 years old). We have a brand new them this year, Space Exploration. Join us as we ride in a space shuttle and hear Astronaut Martinez tell stories of his adventures!
• Science Camp, June 13-18 (Lexington, NE). Uncle Steve will be the camp pastor. This will be an awesome week with the theme, “Cowboy Chemistry” and there will be LOTS of horseback riding (on really good horses). Uncle Steve will also tell the true story of a boy cowboy named Thad who was kidnapped by Comanches.

For info on how you can attend either of these programs or to schedule FrogSpot at your event email us.

We have some interesting events coming up.  I hope you’ll join us for some of these fun events.

• June 5-6, 2009, Kansas-Nebraska Campmeeting in Lincoln, NE: Uncle Steve has been asked to head up the primary division (ages 7-9) this year at campmeeting. This year it’s only a two day event but it will be fun anyway.
• June 21-26, 2009, Science Camp in Lexington, NE: After taking a year off for moving, we’re back to Science Camp! For more click here for the brochure.
• Vacation Bible School Curriculum: This summer we’re going to take some time to develop a Vacation Bible School Curriculum with a Space exploration theme. We were originally planning it for campmeeting but since this year’s campmeeting got shortened it will not be practical. We decided that it would be good to write out the program for other churches to use. While there are already many wonderful VBS programs out there, some small churches find them too difficult or costly for their church size. Our plan is to make an interesting, exciting and strongly biblical program that kids will love and do it at a very, very low cost so it can be done by just about any church regardless of size or budget.
• Augus 3 (or thereabouts), new member of the family: Uncle Steve’s first baby, Kevin Riley, will be born on or around August 3. I guess that’s not really a FrogSpot event but I had to tell you anyway! We’re really excited!!!!

This year, since we’ve recently moved, our summer schedule is much trimmed down. Here’s what we have so far. We may be adding a local VBS later on this summer.

• May 30-June 7: Uncle Steve, Mr. Guteeair, T.J., Fred, Cammy, and Jamison and Gertrude (our computers) will all be helping in the primary division at Kansas-Nebraska Campmeeting in Lincoln, NE. You’ll get a top secret badge that will give you access to the top secret primary room where there is an amazing time machine. We’ll be learning about the Israelites in Egypt. For more info click here or here.
• June 29-July 6: The whole FrogSpot team will be at Broken Arrow Ranch for Adventurer Camp. If you’re 7 to 9 years old (or close to those ages!) you can come and spend an exciting week of camp! Uncle Steve will be the camp pastor! Click here to view the camp poster. Email the camp director, Pastor Michael Paradise m p a r a d i s e @ k s - n e . o r g (take out the spaces) or call him at 785-468-3638 to find out more or to sign up.

–Uncle Steve

Our spring schedule is much slimmed down because we are moving to Beatrice, NE. We hope you can take part in some of these events:

• March 29, 11:00 am–Our Junior/Youth Sabbath School class will present the entire worship service. They will be assisted by the beginner-primary class which will do the music. This will be at the Valentine Seventh-day Adventist Church. Click here for directions.
• April 2, 7:00 pm–The Logos end of the year/Easter program promises to be wonderful. The k-1 grade kids will be singing ABC God Loves Me. The 2nd and 3rd grade class is doing a skit about not forgetting Jesus at Easter. 4th and 5th will be transforming a pig–don’t ask, just come! The middle and high school groups have also planned some great things, I’ve been told. It will be at the Valentine United Methodist Church (across from the elementary school on east 5th st.).
• April 6th & 7–We’re moving! Our new address will be 1010 N 16th Ave, Beatrice, NE 68310.

We’re getting some neat stuff planned for this summer too but it’ll be a little while till it’s nailed down enough to publish.

–Uncle Steve

We have a couple of great events planned for this fall and winter. Hope you can join one or more of them.

• October 3, 2007: LOGOS Parent meeting/Registration. 6:30 pm, at United Methodist Church in Valentine, NE. LOGOS is a interdenominational mid-week kid’s ministry for grades k-12. For more contact me or just come to the parent meeting.
• October 17, 2007, LOGOS begins. Times and locations vary by age so contact (Uncle) Pastor Steve to find out when and where you’re grade level is meeting.
• November 7, 2007: Valentine Area Youth Rally (for grades 6-12). 7:00 PM Valentine Rural High-school auditorium, Valentine, NE. The guest speaker will be Dr. Mary Holley of Mothers Against Meth (MAMA). Her talk is: “Crystal Meth: They Call It Ice”. She’ll be joined by the Second Wind Band.
• December 1-2, 2007: Rural Adventist Youth Rally, (ages 10-15) at the North Platte Seventh-day Adventist Church, North Platte, NE. Begins at 3:30 pm on Sabbath (Saturday) and lasts till 5:00 pm on Sunday. This will be an over-night-er at the church so bring a sleeping bag and change of clothes. Also bring $2.50 for admission to the indoor rec. center and pool.
• December 9, 2007 6:30 pm: 3rd annual Cookie Decorating (all ages of kids) at Uncle Steve and Heather’s house, Valentine, NE. We’ll decorate cookies for the residents of the Pineview Nursing Home. They will be delivered on the 11th during the monthly birthday party hosted by my home church in Valentine. This is always one of the Highlights of the Christmas season for our church and community kids. I know you’ll have a blast!
• December 19, 2007: LOGOS Christmas Program. At the United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM. This program is put together by the kids in LOGOS (grades k-12) for the parents and community members to enjoy. Normally the High-school kids do most of the program but this year my elementary kids have taken the leading parts. They are really excited! I know it will be great.
• December 13, 20, 2007: I’ll be preaching first person sermons, in a dramatic fashion during the regular 11:00 am and 3:00 pm worship hours at the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Valentine and Springview Respectively. On the 13th I will portray Joseph, Jesus’ Earthly Father (Title: The Answer). On the 20th I will be one of the wisemen (Title: Following the Star).

To find out more about any of these events or to get directions just contact us and ask!

I’m looking forward to seeing you!

–Uncle Steve