Spring Harvest Kids Teams: Making an eternal impact on young lives

SPRING HARVEST KIDS TEAMS: An eternal impact on young lives…

As we look ahead to Spring Harvest 2022, we’re so excited to gather back together. Of course, Spring Harvest and the history-making and special moments that are made each year would not be possible without our willing volunteers!

Many volunteers return year after year, reunited as a family who have fun together and are always eager to use their gifts to serve others.

This includes our incredible kid’s teams who help make an eternal impact on young lives. We got to sit down and speak with Andy and Alan, our Children and All Age Event Leaders. Here are some stories from their amazing work!

What is one of your favourite things about serving on team?

ANDY: There are lots of things I love about serving on team! Perhaps one of my favourite things is seeing children experience God in lots of different ways and experience special moments with God and carrying these in their hearts when they go back home to their families, friends and school.

I also love seeing team members feel better equipped to take back their skills into their own children’s ministries and churches.

Favourite moment or story whilst serving on team?

ANDY: I’ve helped lead the Chatterbox programme for 8-11s which is such a special time. It’s an opportunity for young people to share their questions about God, life and chat through them. We don’t always know the answers to their deep spiritual questions, but it’s an opportunity to hear their heart and share an important message of stepping forward in faith. ALAN: Our kids programme is fantastic at offering different projects and activities that the children can really engage in. One year we had a prayer tent which included a ‘Well’, where kids could throw in pebbles and pray for people that they struggle to agree with. I remember watching the children really engaging in this activity, including watching one child pause and pray intently before they placed the pebble in the well.

What has been one of your favourite event themes to explore with the kids?

ANDY: ACTS the Musical was one of my favourite event themes – the kids really loved engaging with the theme in 2017, which explored passages about the early church, including how we learn from the early church and apply that truth to today.

What are you most excited for this April? What makes the kids programme so special?

ANDY: Whilst the church has found new and different ways of supporting each other during the pandemic, it will be such a special time coming back together safely in person this April. Parents and carers can see their children engage in our programme, where they can help discover and re-engage their faith. It’s great being able to see the children take the things they’ve learnt back home to help grow their faith. ALAN: I love getting to hear stories of children recounting stories to their families back in their chalets after a session or on the car journey home! ALAN: The pre-teenage years are so fundamental, it’s important to take these years seriously and join children in their spiritual journey. Spring Harvest is for the whole family, it’s a safe and special place for everyone.

What would you say to prospective volunteers?

ANDY: Spring Harvest is a place full of energy and vibrancy. You are always learning and it’s an incredible privilege to play a part in young children’s early journey of faith. Don’t think you are just ministering to children; they are ministering to you!

JOIN OUR HUGE FAMILY OF VOLUNTEERS!

You CAN ALSO be part of incredible Spring Harvest moments by serving our guests on one of our teams! When you join our extensive family of volunteers, you’ll have the opportunity to use your gifts, make friends for life and enjoy the event from a very different perspective.

TO FIND OUT ABOUT VOLUNTEER TEAMS AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED, VISIT SPRINGHARVESTEVENT.ORG/VOLUNTEER OR SCAN THE QR CODE