Anyone in the vicinity of Graeme College on Sunday afternoon would definitely have heard the noise of over 500 children clapping their hands, stomping their feet and shouting at the tops of their voices to worship Jesus.
Anyone in the vicinity of Graeme College on Sunday afternoon would definitely have heard the noise of over 500 children clapping their hands, stomping their feet and shouting at the tops of their voices to worship Jesus.
Kick (Kids in Christ’s Kingdom), which started four years ago in Port Elizabeth, took place in Grahamstown for the first time on Sunday. Two Rhodes students, Michelle Krummeck and Nomonde Ndlangisa along with Robert van de Merwe, a local businessman, were responsible for bringing the project to Grahamstown. Their vision was to see “thousands of kids singing and praising Jesus and meeting with God on an intimate level through worship, drama, and fellowship with friends and leaders,” said Krummeck.
The afternoon started with some fun in the sun as children, energised by snacks and juice, had their faces painted by clowns, or makeup applied in the girls’ corner. Jumping castles, sack races, skipping ropes, cricket, rugby, soccer balls and a frisbee added to the excitement.
The Graeme College hall was transformed into a colourful, exciting space in which to sing and dance with the theme, Love Wins emblazoned above the stage. Krummeck and a band of colourful dancers, singers and musicians led the children in jubilant worship songs with words such as “I wanna be used by you, please Jesus won’t you use me too, I wanna go save the world and never let go of all you’ve called me to.” The children were singing along jubilantly and following the actions. Ben and Thandi, the Kick mascots, stole the show and were a hit with all the children.
After Dave Koch, the pastor from Frontiers Church, spoke to the children, there was a time of prayer for families, schools, churches, the country and the continent of Africa. “We are impacting the future leaders of this nation – educating them, inspiring them and birthing in them a desire to see this country flourish!” Krummeck emphasised. To end off the afternoon the children were split into age groups and taught a message about the theme of the day.
“This project could not have been done without the help of the Grahamstown community,” Van de Merwe stressed, “they have built into our children’s lives by getting involved with a project like this.” Krummeck described it as a “community project” where Kick supports local businesses and in turn local schools and businesses support Kick with finances and willingness to get involved. She said not only will this event happen annually, Kick will also keep visiting the schools of Grahamstown and the vision is to run Kick in Grahamstown East to make it more accessible to more children. There will also be a project called Kick Outreach to bless those less privileged children in the city because as Krummeck said, “Every child is important and we want every child to experience the love of God.”
To get involved or find out more information please contact Michelle on 0823083748 or lauren@kickworship.co.za.
