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we now have real Superkids—even adult
Superkids—who know the Word and really
have it down in their hearts; they know how
to use their faith and what to do when things
are hard or when they are in need. They know
to go to God because He is their Source."
Standing for the
Children of the World
A major part of the evolution of Superkid
Academy came after children's ministers
Dana and Linda Johnson, and their young
children Jenni and Tyler, moved from
California to Texas and connected with KCM
and Eagle Mountain International Church. A
few years before, Dana and Linda had been
praying when they heard the Lord say, I want
you to stand in faith with Kenneth and Gloria
Copeland for the children of the world.
In 1989, they attended KCM's West
Coast Believers' Convention in Anaheim,
Calif. Much to their surprise, they found
themselves backstage meeting Kellie
Copeland, who is known as Commander
Kellie in the world of Superkid Academy. It
was clearly a divine appointment. Someday,
they all agreed, the Superkid Academy would
become a real place.
That same year, in December, Dana and
Linda and their children' moved to Texas
and soon after became part of the children's
ministry at EMIC. It would be three years
before their proposal to church leadership
to establish Superkid Academy as a physical
place would become a reality. But on January
3, 1993, born out of Commander Kellie's
first adventure tape, and with Commanders
Dana, Linda and Jenni at its core, Superkid
Academy became "a real place."
Each year since Superkid Academy first
opened its doors at the Southwest Believers'
Convention in downtown Fort Worth 30
years ago, its leaders have made a point of
being Holy Spirit-led in all they do so they
can speak to children right where they are.
