Mr. Awana : Sixty-Plus Years of Changing the World for Christ by Art Rorheim
Awana is a program that children the world over have enjoyed, learning the love and salvation of our God. My own son loved his Puggles experience. I am, however, not very knowledgeable about Awana, but being in children’s ministry I thought reading Art Rorheim’s story might be helpful or encouraging.
If I have learned anything from this book, it is that when you love God with all your heart, soul, and strength, and when you give yourself over completely to God’s use, He is going to use you in a powerful way. This book is Art’s life, which is entwined with the life of the Awana program. There are amusing recollections as well as painful events that helped shape his life.
This book is great for those who have experience with Awana, and even for those of us who don’t really have too much background knowledge of the program. The stories about Art and the people in his life are engaging and make this a very easy and interesting book to read. This is, however, not really a linear account of his life and the history of Awana. This reminds me more of sitting with your Grandpa listening to him recount episodes in his life; sometimes when he was an adult and then the next time those from childhood, it jumps back and forth. It is worth the time to listen and learn.
This book was provided free of charge by BookCrash in exchange for an honest review.
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