When you lie down you will not be afraid; when you lie down your sleep will be sweet. Proverbs 3:24 I stopped in my tracks when walked past this booth and saw the sad looking bed. (great booth technique btw) Learned it was an orphans bed from a far away land where a comfortable bed isn’t assumed for children. Sweet Sleep hosts mission trips where volunteers remove old, ugly, unclean bed from orphanages and build new ones, even purchases the materials there to help the local economy. Often the orphans help. Then a local church continues the ministry to the children after Sweet Sleep’s role is completed. If you are looking for a special missions project for children, perhaps for VBS, give Sweet Sleep a closer look at: www.sweetsleep.org

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Mention CPC SPECIAL and save 10% for 30 days after conference! Even though you couldn’t be here, Doug is extended the conference price to you! Whether you need HUGE entire wall murals or simple smaller posters to brighten your children’s rooms, Bible Story Murals has a wide variety of biblically based murals you can choose from. For more info call 800-925-3084 or go to: www.biblestorymurals.com

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If you are like me (and I know I am), you don’t just want to teach the Bible to kids, you want them to learn to use it themselves. Footsteps was designed to help kids learn to navigate the Bible with expertise. It is a 52 week curriculum designed to take 20 minutes a week to help kids learn how to pronounce, find and categorize of every book in the Bible. It utilizes games and age appropriate quizzes and also includes a catchy books of the Bible song as well. For more info, check them out at: www.FootstepsTools.com

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If you are looking for a simple and easy children’s church curriculum for ages 3-7, check out this first time CPC exhibitor. Includes a two year curriculum of biblically based lessons supported by simple but creative crafts and music. There are even some cooking lessons. Learn more at www.teachcc.com Ask for Kathie and tell her Karl sent you.

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If you are at CPC Nashville, I’d love to meet you and get a chance to hang out with ya! Here are some opportunities to connect with me as well as meet other Kidology members/friends: Drop by the DiscipleLand booth where I am volunteering this week whenever the Resource Center is open. Ask for your Kidology button! GATHERING #1 – TUESDAY EVENING, 7:00 pm Dinner on the Town, I’ll be eating at Rusty’s Sports Bar & Grill, which you’ve walked past on your way to the Resource Center. Get there as quickly as possible so we can get a big table. GATHERING #2 – TUESDAY EVENING, AFTER DINNER. If you have dinner plans, after dinner I will be going to the seating area across from Christie Cookies where the Garden Conservatory meets Magnolia. It’s #9 on your map. There is a small place to buy snacks/drinks. If you were coming from the front registration, it’s at the end of the long walkway through the Garden Conservatory that ramps down into the shopping area on your way to the Resource Area. Easy to find! I’ll be there at 9pm and will hang out as long as there are people to hang…

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