Agape Bahller Store

We just recently had the grand opening of the Agape Bahller Store. I created bahllers (a combination between baht and dollars) as the currency for our store. Each day the children have many ways to earn the bahllers- helping a friend, cleaning well, coming on time to worship, doing their homework, memorizing scripture verses, etc. Each night we open up the store for 20 minutes and it is run by two different children each time. I taught them how to run the store in English and shop in English so it's a great way for them to practice their English. I love listening to them talk as they shop and run the store. The children have really just blossomed as they've earned their bahllers. They've worked at saving their bahllers to purchase the larger items and it's been a great opportunity for us to talk about tithing. I have taught about tithing on their bahllers and how the Lord only asks us to give 10%. It's really given them a feeling of self accomplishment and motivation. It's great positive reinforcement!

I've tried to put really cool things in the Bahller store and the kids love it! It's so cute watching them run their store and making all the transactions. I had them make bahller wallets out of paper and it's so cute watching them come to the Agape Bahller Store with their little wallets and scoping out what it is they want to buy. On the very first night, the kids were lined up outside the store and they couldn't wait to get in.

Me and Terra had so much fun setting it all up, knowing that the kids were so excited! They kept walking by the room as we were setting it up and they all kept looking in and saying what they were going to buy when the store opened up. I decided during my last week here, I'm going to have a close-out sale on everything in the store. We're going to do a "50% closing sale! get it while you can!!" I know the kids will love it!