Ropes - Mavuno Church

ROPES (Transits’ Final Year)

When a child graduates from Mavuno kids the join our youth church which is known as Mavuno Young and fearless. In this stage of life they need lots of support because they are going through a lot of changes and transitions in life and more is expected of them.

At this stage we help them transition in life through our Preteen ministry known as TRANSIT. We have kids from the ages of 11 to 14 years.

In the final year of Transit, the kids go through a one-year program which is intentionally designed to initiate the process of transition. The program is known as ROPES.

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HOW THE EXPERIENCE IS DELIVERED

Teaching

The lessons are organized in monthly series so that each teacher takes a class for a month to allow for continuity and facilitate interaction between the teachers and the student. The pre-teens attend MYF service which starts at 10.15 am before going for their class. The class takes place every Sunday for an hour that’s from 11 am to 12 pm.

Graduation

The teens will graduate at the camp and also at the start of the next year they will be celebrated in the church. They will receive certificates and also get baptized. The boy’s parents are also allowed to organize for a circumcision exercise together if they so desire.

ROPES CAMP

The ROPES camp is the culmination of the ropes program and is a week-long event that begins on Monday and ends on Saturday and marks the final part of the transition from childhood into teenage. The camp happens the first or second week of December at separate venues for the boys and girls, or a venue that is large enough to accommodate both the girls and boys without them coming into contact during the duration of the camp.

Holiday Activations

Every school holiday we organize an activity that the kids will enjoy and help them learn.

Activities include, hikes, sleepovers and a camp

Parents Meeting

ROPES Parents meetings take place every first Sunday of the month beginning February and run until November. The objective of these meetings is to equip the parents to better facilitate their children’s transition and covers at least the basics in parenting a teenager . The facilitators have often invited guests who have some expertise in the area under discussion.

The meetings take place from 8.00am-10.00am at the ropes class.

These meetings are mandatory for both parents. In the case of a single parent, one is advised to seek for a father/mother figure to help you in this journey. This is because we believe that it takes a village to raise a child.

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Objectives

In the African setting, it was part of the culture for one to go through an initiation process which was designed to help a child transition from childhood to adulthood. This program helps do exactly that and more. It has a focus on building a good foundation in Godly principles.