Thursday, January 17, 2019

Kids Can Change the World!

When I started homeschooling my oldest daughter nearly six years ago, I had NO idea what I was doing. I hit up my more experienced friends, and one suggested a curriculum that laid everything out for me since I was so clueless.  While this probably should have been enough to sell me on it, what really grabbed my attention was her telling me that the curriculum’s history/geography/Bible sections began with an overview of the world.  She told me it was really helpful in getting a young child out of the bubble that she contentedly dwells in and begins to show her the great big beautiful world our God created.  I dove in without hesitation, and never looked back.  It was amazing to teach my girl about different cultures and to learn about them myself.  

Fast forward to today, and I am no longer homeschooling, but I find myself the one the Lord has charged with running a small boutique whose mission is to offer dignified work, empowerment, tangible aid, and abundant life to men and women all over the world. When we began Addie’s, one of our dreams was that we wouldn’t just be a place for people to buy ethically-made goods, but that the Lord would include this shop in his work of changing hearts to reflect his- that through the work of Addie’s Goods, we would see more hearts break for that which breaks his- that we would burst some more little bubbles. 

We included a kids’ corner in our new shop with books, coloring, puzzles, and other activities always available so that kiddos would feel welcome and just maybe have their interest in the world and its cultures and beauty peaked.  We believe kids can change the world NOW- not just in the future, and they can better do so if they are better educated about the world. We have come to a point where we are ready to take it a step farther, and so we introduce you to….




Addie's Junior World Changers will be a new program designed to widen your child’s worldview and engage them in using their influence to change the world for Christ.  We have many ideas of what this could be, but for now, here’s where we’re starting…

Each month, we will offer a time for your child to come to Addie’s to learn about a specific country. The first time he attends, your child will receive a “passport” that he will bring with him each subsequent time. At each Addie’s Junior World Changers (AJWC) event, his passport will be stamped showing where he has explored!  

The explorations will use your kiddo’s five senses to immerse him in the country he’s learning about. Our first country “visited” will be Haiti, and our time together will include a craft to take home, a Haitian story, a small taste of Haiti, a very short, engaging video about a child in Haiti, an introduction to Creole (the language of Haiti) and more!  

Each AJWC event will also include an art project, either individual or collaborative, that will be auctioned off in the shop the week following the event.  The proceeds will go to one of our partners in that particular country or another ministry serving there.   Our first project will be auctioned off to benefit our partner, 2ndStory Goods.  We are super excited for our kids to use their God-given skills and creativity to help men and women in Haiti!  

To begin, we will offer two sessions on Saturday, February 2- each with spots for 10 children.  If we see that more people are interested, we will add sessions as needed.  Each child will be $10.  You must stay with your child, and we ask that there be one adult for every two or three children you bring.  This program is aimed at ages 5-12, but please do not hesitate to register younger or older siblings that wish to participate.  Each session will be approximately one hour long.

You can sign up for our first session at this link-

Sign Up Genius AJWC Haiti https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0548afad2eaaf58-ajwc

Once you have signed up, we will email you an invoice to pay through our Square Register. You will have 48 hours to pay the invoice before we open your spots to someone else.  

We are so excited to see what the Lord does with this new little project, and we cannot wait to see your kiddos in the shop!!! Let’s raise up a generation of kids who love to explore and serve- a generation that sees the immense value in the our diverse and amazing world!

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