How do you start a Kid’s Ministry in a place where religion and ‘church’ are not welcome? That was the question on the mind of AGWM personnel, Kay Farmer. The answer for her? Step outside of the box and find out what are the needs in your community. And now, after the start of this ministry, Kay is hearing the moms saying, “We don’t have anything like this here. We needed something like this!” Story Time is held on Wednesday afternoons. The kids come, play a bit, sings songs, and Kay reads a ‘moral-themed’ story! Then they play games and have activities that go along with the theme. The first book that Kay read to the kids was The Boy and The Ocean by Max Lucado. She says, “We were able to talk about God’s love because of this book. All of the moms left asking if they could take some flyers and tell their friends.” Well…of course!!!

Kay goes on to relate, “I wasn’t sure how to start. How to reach parents when I didn’t have a child myself. I follow a local blogger here who posts events. One day the idea came to me to send her a message about Story Time. She said she would love to blog about it and did so for three weeks! I had two parents sign up. One mom was part of our city’s Parent and Child Group. She asked if she could share this event with the group. Of course! She brought five moms with her. The best part was all of the hugs I got when the kids left. I already felt like these were “My Kids!”

And now, after the start of this ministry, Kay is hearing the moms saying, “We don’t have anything like this here. We needed something like this!” Story Time is held on Wednesday afternoons. The kids come, play a bit, sings songs, and Kay reads a ‘moral-themed’ story! Then they play games and have activities that go along with the theme. The first book that Kay read to the kids was The Boy and The Ocean by Max Lucado. She says, “We were able to talk about God’s love because of this book. All of the moms left asking if they could take some flyers and tell their friends.” Well…of course!!!