Kidz Klub explodes into Europe!

Ruth Orange reports from Bialystok in Poland:

Kids Klub has been going in Bialystok now for about 8 months and we have 100 kids that we visit and about 50-60 come on a Saturday. There are five visiting rounds: me and a friend who translates for me do one, a student girl who I used to live with does another, two old ladies do one, a older lady (who reminds me of Shelia Sharples [from Frontline Church, Liverpool] becasue she is so good at what she does) has another one and a old man and a young Brazilian missionary do another. It took a while to get these rounds to be visited consitently but now these people have taken them on it's good. Dave, Steph and Abi Sharples came out in April and Dave made and painted a set for the club. It's brilliant and the kids love it! The structure of the club is just the same but not up to the quality or quantity of Liverpool's yet! The famiilies and kids are very open, which was a nice surprise as 99% normally wouldn't particpate in anything to do with a Pentecostal church. While the kids are upstairs, some ladies from the church have tea and coffee and basket making downstairs for the mums. This has been really successful and good friendships are being made and money as well as they take the baskets and sell them in the market!

I live in Bialystok which is quite a big city but nowhere near the population of Liverpool. Its got everything you need and is getting more modernised every year. The kids that come to the club are from quite poor homes. In winter it gets very, very cold, down to -40C and some live in just the kitchen to keep warm. Apart from state of their homes they are the same as any other kid; they play out in the evenings, make mischief, go to school etc. Half the kids go to school from 8am-2pm and the other half go from 2pm-6pm and later, cos there is not enough schools and this makes it harder for visiting because some are in and some are at school.

I'm really encouraged with the kids that come and what God is starting with them. Its wonderful to be a part of seeing a generation being reached by God. We had a kids camp last week in the lake district of Poland. The youth band from Frontline came and 16 of our Kidz Klub kids came. It was an amazing time of fun, friendships and God working. Prayers were answered everyday and God has started something in these kids that won't go away. I'm so glad that we had the camp because it was like God was saying, "look, these kids wouldn't be here listening to the truth if it wasn't for Kidz Klub; it's working so don't be discouraged when things don't go as well as you would like."
A big problem I have faced is lack of workers; the kids are open and here, the parents are ready but there is not enough people to do all that could be done. It's like when Jesus said in the bible about the harvest being plentiful but the workers are few. The possiblities are endless here, just like in Liverpool! These kids are ready and up for it!

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