I accepted Christ as my personal savior, at the age of 12, at Gordon Heights Baptist in Concord, NC. Paula put her trust in Christ at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, at 18 years old. We were married there and God has blessed us with two fine boys (David & John). A few years later, we started Awana at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church Kannapolis, NC and began working as Commander and Secretary of the club there. We are still members there and, as missionaries, Pennsylvania Ave. is our sending church.
In 1997, we felt God calling us to full time mission work. We did not know how or where God would use us, but we were willing to do whatever He had for us. Little did we know, God would allow us to be used as Awana missionaries. He began opening doors in my and Paula’s life, and well, here we are! If you had told us in 1997 that we would be where we are, we’d have laughed. Isn’t that the way it is in all of our lives, when we look back at what we were and how God has changed us? God has truly blessed our family and our ministry. We began in 2001 with 64 Clubs in our care and the Lord has brought that number to 145 vibrant Clubs in the 14 county Western Piedmont NC area.
Thank you for allowing us to minister to you. We hope that you will pray for us and get a renewed vision in “reaching boys and girls with the Gospel of Christ.” We look forward to meeting you and making new friends. If there is anything we can do to help you, in this endeavor to reach children and their families, please let us know.
In His Service & In His Grip,
Tommy, Paula, David, & John Nash
Awana helps churches and parents work together to develop spiritually strong children and youth who faithfully follow Jesus Christ. Our programs offer a proven approach for evangelizing and discipling kids in the church and community.
As a ministry leader for 60 years, Awana is making an impact. A recent national survey found Awana to be as important to our alumni’s spiritual foundation as all other church activities combined. Among alumni who participated in our programs for at least six years, 92.7 percent still attend church at least weekly as adults!
Each week, more than 1.5 million kids ages 2 to 18 participate in Awana. Over 12,000 churches in the U.S. and more than 10,000 internationally run Awana programs that change young lives through biblical truth.
