Children and youth can affect REAL change in their communities if they are empowered. This was what Gwladys, from Madagascar, had in mind when she chose five teens and five children to become part of the REAL team. It was an idea Gwladys developed while attending the GCF Leadership Experience School this year. 
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Togo Teens Lead Camp
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team of teen leaders who had just completed seven weeks of intensive KidsHub leadership training travelled 180 kms from their home to a village in Sodo Zion, Togo to run a camp for the excited village children and teens. [Read more…]
Finding Barnabas
Barnabas in the New Testament was a giver, empowered others and was always ready to encourage and uplift another leader. It was these qualities in local Malagasy leaders that Gwladys from Madagascar sought to find, train and encourage. It was after a devotion on Barnabas at the GCF Leadership Experience school Gwladys attended in April this year that she said: “I did some evaluation of my previous trainings (of children’s ministry leaders) and realized that many times, I did not really emphasize rising up a Barnabas and as a result the training did not have as powerful an impact.” [Read more…]
Compassion Works
Imagine being scared for your life for no other reason than you looked different. For 270 albino and disabled children in a special community in Shinyanga, Tanzania this was their experience. In many parts of the Lake Victoria zone albinos were killed because of witchcraft and traditional beliefs. For this reason the Tanzanian government established a refuge in Shinyanga to help and serve the lives of these special children. [Read more…]
KidsHubs Leadership school
“The youth can lead now! They are leaders of today. So let’s equip them!”
There are exciting times ahead for the Togo KidsHubs team.
In mid July 40 young leaders between the ages of 13 and 18 began a 7-week, day camp training. The vision of the school is to raise up the next generation of leaders who will be equipped to impact their own community and be innovative agents of change for the Gospel. [Read more…]
Videos Needed of Children Everywhere
Kids are everywhere…right? Sometimes the church forgets this!
We have a challenge for you! Get out your phone or camera and take 10 second video shots of kids doing things. [Read more…]
KidsHubs in Telugu, Tamil & Urdu
Do you speak Tamil, Telugu or Urdu?
The KidsHubs Video Media Sessions that creatively teach video making skills are now available in Telugu & Tamil. Watch out India – let’s see what videos your kids can produce! [Read more…]
GCF Leadership Experience Applications Open
The GCF Leadership Experience (LE) is a unique 10-month course for experienced leaders in children’s ministry from around the world. LE is designed and implemented by a collaboration of more than 15 Christian children’s agencies and it is:
Kids Growing in Nigeria
Children at a KidsHub in Nigeria are learning about God and gaining new skills. Their leader Tolu said about the children “When they first came they didn’t know about God or Bible stories. They (are) picking up nicely now praise God for them.” [Read more…]
KidsHubTV Sth Africa
The team in Sth Africa have just completed filming 8 Episodes of KidsHubTV Season 1, and have only 5 more episodes to shoot in July and August.
One of the young presenters’ Zia Boltman, had saved some money and brought it to the filming wanting to give it to children in Zambia, who had no Bibles. Zia’s mom said: “The change in my child, since she started presenting on KidsHubTV, has been remarkable. The lessons she is learning during filming has improved her spiritual life and she has grown in confidence. Thank you for giving her the opportunity to be part of something like this!”