Saturday, November 6, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Camping
In October we enjoyed taking our kiddos out to Bryan lake for a one night camping trip. God was so faithful to provide everything we needed from enough tents and food to male leaders, to keeping away the storms.... praise Him that he can take care of all the details that we can't take care of on our own.
The kids had a blast playing in the lake, cooking over the fire, chasing ducks, and sleeping (after much playing) in tents.
On of my favorite quote from the weekend was from a 5-year old who had never been camping before. He came running out to the site, so excited to be there yelling "Hey Miss Becky!! We're camping!!". Then he asks me "Miss Becky, where are we going to sleep?" So I point to the tents that are being set up and tell him, "We're going to sleep in those, do you know what those are?" And his very cute answer is "Houses?!" . I laugh and tell him that they are kind of like house, but they are called tents. And still excited he tells me. "Tents! We gunna sleep in tents!"
Enjoy a few pictures of the trip below.
The kids had a blast playing in the lake, cooking over the fire, chasing ducks, and sleeping (after much playing) in tents.
On of my favorite quote from the weekend was from a 5-year old who had never been camping before. He came running out to the site, so excited to be there yelling "Hey Miss Becky!! We're camping!!". Then he asks me "Miss Becky, where are we going to sleep?" So I point to the tents that are being set up and tell him, "We're going to sleep in those, do you know what those are?" And his very cute answer is "Houses?!" . I laugh and tell him that they are kind of like house, but they are called tents. And still excited he tells me. "Tents! We gunna sleep in tents!"
Enjoy a few pictures of the trip below.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Summer Camp
This update is very long overdue. I'm sorry.
During the 2nd week of August, we had the opportunity to take 10 of our kiddos out to Messiah's Ranch for our very own summer camp. We enjoyed spending time away together swimming, playing in the sand, making tie-die, worshiping, having campfires, eating lots of good food, playing games, looking at longhorns and donkeys, and learning about following Jesus! We were at camp from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday afternoon and the kids did so well! I was so proud of them for the ways the listened and treated one another and learned verses and were helpful, and listened to the Word. I specifically saw certain kids step up as positive leaders, I saw others exhibit self control, and still others look for ways to be a blessing. We had a great time and are so glad that we got to go to camp. Thank you to everyone who gave and served to make it possible!
During the 2nd week of August, we had the opportunity to take 10 of our kiddos out to Messiah's Ranch for our very own summer camp. We enjoyed spending time away together swimming, playing in the sand, making tie-die, worshiping, having campfires, eating lots of good food, playing games, looking at longhorns and donkeys, and learning about following Jesus! We were at camp from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday afternoon and the kids did so well! I was so proud of them for the ways the listened and treated one another and learned verses and were helpful, and listened to the Word. I specifically saw certain kids step up as positive leaders, I saw others exhibit self control, and still others look for ways to be a blessing. We had a great time and are so glad that we got to go to camp. Thank you to everyone who gave and served to make it possible!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
This Summer
There are lots of exciting things going on in Bryan this summer. We had our first Bible club of the summer at the park last night, and I can't wait for the rest of them.
Here is the schedule so far for kids events at Jordan Loop:
VBS at First Baptist Bryan
June 7th-15th
Bus will pick kids up at the park at 5:15 and bring them home at 9:15.
For kids who have completed K-5th grade only
Signed permission form required
Monday Night Bible Club
Will meet at the park from 6-8pm
May 31st, June 7th, June 14th, June 21st, June 28th, July 5th
Sunday Night Classes and Fun
Meet at the community center to learn more about sports, art, or cooking
5:30-6:45pm
June 13th, June 20th, June 27th, July 11th, July 18th, July 25th, Aug 1st, Aug 8th, Aug 15th
Thursday Night SOS on Location
Bible Club with SOS at the park from 6-8pm
July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th, Aug 5th, Aug 12th, Aug 19th
There are 3 new community centers opening this summer, one in each of the other Bryan housing projects. There will be bible clubs in each of these neighborhoods on Tuesday nights in June. There will be grand openings on June 5th for the centers on MLK and on Dansby. 10am at MLK and 12:00 at Dansby.
Also, the Housing Authority will be providing a children's time with tutoring this summer starting June 15th. This will be every Tues, Wed, and Thur at the housing Authority from 1:00-3:30.
Please keep all of these new efforts in your prayers. God is at work!
Here is the schedule so far for kids events at Jordan Loop:
VBS at First Baptist Bryan
June 7th-15th
Bus will pick kids up at the park at 5:15 and bring them home at 9:15.
For kids who have completed K-5th grade only
Signed permission form required
Monday Night Bible Club
Will meet at the park from 6-8pm
May 31st, June 7th, June 14th, June 21st, June 28th, July 5th
Sunday Night Classes and Fun
Meet at the community center to learn more about sports, art, or cooking
5:30-6:45pm
June 13th, June 20th, June 27th, July 11th, July 18th, July 25th, Aug 1st, Aug 8th, Aug 15th
Thursday Night SOS on Location
Bible Club with SOS at the park from 6-8pm
July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th, Aug 5th, Aug 12th, Aug 19th
There are 3 new community centers opening this summer, one in each of the other Bryan housing projects. There will be bible clubs in each of these neighborhoods on Tuesday nights in June. There will be grand openings on June 5th for the centers on MLK and on Dansby. 10am at MLK and 12:00 at Dansby.
Also, the Housing Authority will be providing a children's time with tutoring this summer starting June 15th. This will be every Tues, Wed, and Thur at the housing Authority from 1:00-3:30.
Please keep all of these new efforts in your prayers. God is at work!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Barneyville swimming
We had a fun end of the school year party at Barneyville. It was a beautiful day for swimming, and good thing because the kids could not seem to get enough of the water. We praise God for keeping us safe (there were a few close calls). Some of the kids conquered their fear of the water for the first time and everyone had a blast!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
The Lake
What a beautiful day to spend at the lake with wonderful people!
Bill's dad let us come out to his place and enjoy their lake and boats.
The kids had a blast swimming and boating and fishing.
Over the last month, there have been many times like today where I show up and look around at the body of Christ loving and serving together wonderfully and I just marvel at the wonder of what is being accomplished as many individual children are all being led and loved by Godly adults. I am so blessed to see the impact that these mentors are making. Thank you so much for being involved! You are truly a delight!
I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
I say of the godly who are in the land, "They are the noble people in whom is all my delight." Psalm 16:2-3
check out some more great pics at this link too http://picasaweb.google.com/judymoss56/PeacePlaceParty#
Bill's dad let us come out to his place and enjoy their lake and boats.
The kids had a blast swimming and boating and fishing.
Over the last month, there have been many times like today where I show up and look around at the body of Christ loving and serving together wonderfully and I just marvel at the wonder of what is being accomplished as many individual children are all being led and loved by Godly adults. I am so blessed to see the impact that these mentors are making. Thank you so much for being involved! You are truly a delight!
I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
I say of the godly who are in the land, "They are the noble people in whom is all my delight." Psalm 16:2-3
check out some more great pics at this link too http://picasaweb.google.com/judymoss56/PeacePlaceParty#
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Fun at Barneyville
It seems like there is a lot of change around the Peace Place right now... kids that have moved, new faces to volunteer (yay!), new kids to be mentored, summer fast approaching.... Praise God that He knows what he is doing and He is at work amidst the changes.
From everything that I heard, Spring Break Bible Club went a really well out here so thank you for praying. They had lots of people come love on the kiddos and teach about Jesus.
The Housing Authority does want to get a community center and something similar to Peace Place going in another neighborhood and excitingly there is someone who God is calling to lead that! What an answer to prayer. Please continue to pray as the planning and ground breaking work begins...more details to come.
Two weekends ago we got to take the kids out to "Barneyville". Barneyville is the home/ranch of one of our volunteers. We grilled, played baseball, fed cows, chased chickens, celebrated a birthday, face painted, worshipped Jesus and had a really great time! You could tell that the peacefulness of the place had a calming affect on the kids and the freedom to run and play in a place like that with Godly people was really good for them. Ok, enough talk... here are some pictures:
From everything that I heard, Spring Break Bible Club went a really well out here so thank you for praying. They had lots of people come love on the kiddos and teach about Jesus.
The Housing Authority does want to get a community center and something similar to Peace Place going in another neighborhood and excitingly there is someone who God is calling to lead that! What an answer to prayer. Please continue to pray as the planning and ground breaking work begins...more details to come.
Two weekends ago we got to take the kids out to "Barneyville". Barneyville is the home/ranch of one of our volunteers. We grilled, played baseball, fed cows, chased chickens, celebrated a birthday, face painted, worshipped Jesus and had a really great time! You could tell that the peacefulness of the place had a calming affect on the kids and the freedom to run and play in a place like that with Godly people was really good for them. Ok, enough talk... here are some pictures:
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Update
This upcoming week is Spring Break, so we will not be meeting with normal activities. Instead a group from the church will be leading Bible Clubs at the park for all the neighborhood kids on Monday-Friday from 12-3. Please be in prayer for these clubs and the eternal fruit that will come from them.
Another prayer request is that we are looking into the possibility of taking some kids to summer camp this summer. Pray that if this is something we should do we find the right place, choose the right kids, and have the means to make it happen.
Sunday night classes have been going great. We love the First Baptist Youth helpers. The classes have been a little less attended and a little less structured then I might have hoped, but the kids are being loved, learning new activities, and learning about serving and worshiping God.
Another praise is that on Mondays some of the men have stepped up to teach the lessons to the kids! It is wonderful for the children to see a man love and teach God's Word and it also frees me up to take care of other needs.
A few of our kids have moved in the last few weeks... we are trying to learn how to continue to pursue them and keep them plugged in. This is why it's so great to have them connected to individual mentors... I don't feel like they'll just be lost now that they don't live in the neighborhood anymore...I know there is still someone connected to them.
One last prayer request - there may be the possibility of opening up a community center in another one of the housing projects here in Bryan and starting a similar program with children there. There is a group doing a Bible club at that location next week so we will see what all comes of that.
cooking class
our valentine party
painting fun! (thanks mom for the smocks)
Another prayer request is that we are looking into the possibility of taking some kids to summer camp this summer. Pray that if this is something we should do we find the right place, choose the right kids, and have the means to make it happen.
Sunday night classes have been going great. We love the First Baptist Youth helpers. The classes have been a little less attended and a little less structured then I might have hoped, but the kids are being loved, learning new activities, and learning about serving and worshiping God.
Another praise is that on Mondays some of the men have stepped up to teach the lessons to the kids! It is wonderful for the children to see a man love and teach God's Word and it also frees me up to take care of other needs.
A few of our kids have moved in the last few weeks... we are trying to learn how to continue to pursue them and keep them plugged in. This is why it's so great to have them connected to individual mentors... I don't feel like they'll just be lost now that they don't live in the neighborhood anymore...I know there is still someone connected to them.
One last prayer request - there may be the possibility of opening up a community center in another one of the housing projects here in Bryan and starting a similar program with children there. There is a group doing a Bible club at that location next week so we will see what all comes of that.
cooking class
our valentine party
painting fun! (thanks mom for the smocks)
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