Thirteen-year-old Jenni Johnson watched the last of her belongings being loaded onto a truck. She walked back to her bedroom, the sound of her footsteps echoing through her family’s empty house. It was as though she had stepped onto a SuperTranslator and her old life in northern California—her home, her school and all of her friends—had already vanished.
As the family car pulled away, she felt the stirrings of excitement and anticipation, as she looked forward to the unknown surprises that lay ahead. Most girls her age would have been crying over the life she was leaving, but Jenni was not most girls. In fact, she thrived on change.
Jenni’s thoughts wandered to Commander Kellie and "The First Adventure" Superkid cassette she and her brother, Tyler, had listened to over and over again. The story had set their imaginations on fire as they dreamed of joining the Superkids and doing great exploits with God. Jenni and Tyler already considered themselves Superkids ever since they had attended the children’s meeting at the West Coast Believers’ Convention in Anaheim, Calif., two years before. And now, as their family was embarking on a new life in Texas, Jenni realized that this would be her very own “First Adventure” with God!
For Jenni, who was already assisting her parents who were pastors over the children’s ministry of their church, the Superkids concept had initially represented both a personal challenge and a way to reach other kids. But in 1989, the Lord had taken the challenge to a whole new level. He had said to her parents, 'Move to Texas and make Superkid Academy a real place where kids can have encounters with Me.'
Realizing that one word from God can change your life forever, the Johnsons had uprooted everything and moved to Fort Worth.
Excited and filled with anticipation, Jenni’s heart was hammering as they stepped into Eagle Mountain International Church at Kenneth Copeland Ministries for the first time. But the transition didn’t happen as quickly as the Johnsons had hoped. It would be three years before their proposal to establish Superkid Academy would become a reality.
In the meantime, Dana and Linda busied themselves by connecting with the EMIC children’s ministry as volunteers. Soon, they were put in charge and had Jenni and Tyler working with them.
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