Awana is a Bible-based ministry that provides sunday school programs for children and youth. More than 100 countries around the world have the Awana ministry. The name Awana comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 : Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

There are two fundamental purposes of Awana. One is to reach as many boys and girls as possible with the gospel of Christ and eventually bring the whole family into the church. The second purpose of Awana is to challenge and train boys and girls and their leaders to serve Christ. Awana prepares both sunday school children and their leaders through leadership , service, and witnessing – to acccept the responsibility of spreading the gospel worldwide.