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1988 A Historic Moment: Children’s Ministry Raising Up Superkids (In a Not-So-Super World) In a 2011 national survey, 22 percent of children in the U.S., from birth to 17, lived in poverty. That percentage reflected that these children were “food insecure,” a term that signified that, at times, either they or their parents were unable to acquire adequate food for active, healthy living because the household had insufficient money and other resources for food. In a similar study conducted in 2012, 47 percent of the high school students surveyed said they were sexually active; 16 percent of all 10th graders and 24 percent of all 12th-grade participants admitted to heavy drinking; and 19 and 25 percent of those same groups, respectively, said they had used drugs at some time between 2011 and 2012. And in yet another survey conducted around that same time, an alarming 90 percent of American high school students reported that some of their classmates were using illicit drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, during the school day. The statistics remain grim for America’s children growing up in this not-so-super world. And while some say these figures may be declining, other reports indicate just the opposite. The truth is, the enemy would love nothing more than to derail tomorrow’s leaders while they’re still young. But God has a different plan. He sees our children as His children. He sees them as leaders, as world changers, as the next generation of those who will give glory to Him. It’s for this reason that, at Kenneth Copeland Ministries, we have ministered to children in many different ways for nearly 30 years. From audio adventures to action movies, from children’s novels to an award-winning magazine, and from coloring books to live meetings, all our efforts have had the same heartbeat: Whatever we must do, we are going to reach our kids. We refuse to lose one child to the enemy! Taking Up the Cause Twenty-nine years ago, a new concept in children’s ministry at KCM was born with the creation of "Commander Kellie and the Superkids"TM. The characters for this cartoon/animation feature first appeared in audiobook adventure format. But after three albums, listeners wanted more. By 1992 the first Superkid movie, "The Intruder," was released. That same year, Wichita Slim—with Kenneth Copeland as the title character—rode onto the screen in "The Gunslinger." “We set out to do full-length motion pictures, and in those motion pictures, train and teach the power of The WORD of God,” Brother Copeland recalls. Great success, coupled with the delight of both parents and children, resulted in three more Superkid movies—"Armor of Light," "The Sword" and "Judgment: The Trial of Commander Kellie"—and two additional Wichita Slim movies—"Covenant Rider" and "The Treasure of Eagle Mountain." But that’s not all. 2 : BVOV

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