KIA kids with their sailing certificates (circa2000), the year they learned to sail at The Yacht Club. A church member at New Life Family Fellowship obtained sponsors from her work place for all the kids here! Then, here they are in 1998 eagerly waiting to board the boat to go across to the Atlantis submarine. Auntie Sylvie is with them.

Fun!

                                             

All grown up now, kids on board the Atlantis in 1998 and after Christmas gift exchange at Kids Bible Study at New Life Family Fellowship in 1999. . .where it all started. Here, they are on board the submarine with Auntie Diana!  There was Kids in Action T-Shirt in existence then, as is evident in the last photo. I still have my old one. In time to come we'll redesign and come with an even better one!

Blast from the past-February 2000

Holetown Festival

KIA long ago! Preparing our stall at the Holetown Festival. The kids pitched in and one little girl and her mum made the dolls. All hands were on deck as both adults and children pitched in and Auntie Sharon from the Land of the Hummingbird made doubles. . .yes we even had a food stall.

KIA Craft!

KIA 2009. Kids show off their handicraft. They made masks, pencil holders and pom-pom pencils that year!

ABOUT KIDS IN ACTION

Kids in Action is a registered charity, started in 1998 when I was a member of New Life Family Fellowship. It seeks to provide meaningful, Christ centred activities for the community's children, adolescents and young adults ages 7 through 29. The arm for older participants is known as Youth Link. Our goal is to encourage kids to stay  in school, stay away from drugs, gangs and violence and to apply God's word to their daily lives. We also seek to place those of working age in jobs or to get them trained in the acquisition of a skill. To date we have placed seven young men in Skills Training. We have had reading camps for three consecutive summers(2008,2009,2010)and meet every other Saturday at a local community centre.

 An essay by Talia!



          A masterpiece by one of the kids!

A visit to the museum means completing work sheets received after the tour! Months later, one child answered a question correctly based on that tour:-)

Auntie Deanne and me with the kids at reading camp. I'm holding "Black Belly Sheep." Deanne actually made him! She is a remarkable story teller and her props are the best! This time around she had a rain maker, her trusty drum, her sheep, Anancy and her tiger. She made the last three herself. Slated to stay with us for one hour, she stayed for three. The kids just did not want her to leave!

Keeping youth groups fun

Kids get bored easily, but one thing they all seem to love, is to play. Our activity at youth group two Saturays ago comprised a basket ball game on the court followed by an indoor quiz after which prizes were given away.