Wishing AWANA would add an S to their name already.

Dear AWANA,

My kids absolutely loved going to AWANA last year. (AWANA is kind of like a once a week Sunday School class. They learn verses, earn badges, play games, etc.) They learned so much about the Bible. I loved it too. We even stole from a church so that we could attend AWANA. The work you guys do is amazing, and I hope to get our kids involved in AWANA now that we live in Nashville.

My only request is that you would please add an S to your name already. I think it's time. For years people have had this conversation:

Mom 1:

"I heard about that new AWANAS program our church is going to do. Sounds great."

Mom 2:

"There's no S."

Mom 1:

"What?"

Mom 2:

"At the end of AWANA, there's no S. It's just AWANA."

Mom 1:

"Oh, what if there's more than one AWANA. Is it 'Awani' then or like oxen and it's a group of 'AWANAN?'

Mom 2:

"Nope. The plural and singular of AWANA is the same. No S. There is never an S. And I'm pretty sure you're doing Brian Regan material right now."

Mom 1:

"I hate you and I'm renouncing my faith and no longer coming to church."

There's a chance I exaggerated that conversation a little for dramatic blog purposes, but I think you get the point. It's time to add an S to AWANA.

Pretend it stands for "Social" as in "Social Media" and this is about being relevant. Or pretends it stands for "Stuff" and you guys are down with Stuff Christians Like. Or even pretend it stands for Sufjan and you're indie now. It's really up to you.

But let's make this S happen.

Sincerely,

Jon