Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Our Favorite Season...

 
 
 
Fall in the city is simply gorgeous.
 
I took a book and went to Kelly Drive for the afternoon.
 
An old wooden bench, brick walkway, and yellow leaves drifting down.
 
It was ideal.
 
 
 
Homework Club has started again.
 
There is something very rewarding about studying with a child
and the finally a test score proves the long hours!
 
 
If our evening allows, we usually have kids over for supper each night.
 
This is a fun relaxing way to interact as well as a "cooking class."
 
Dorcas and Altarque
Taking kids to the park was a summer highlight.
 
It means there is no trail of stuff to clean up after they leave!
 
 
 
Several youth guys love to play Monopoly. The longer the game goes the louder their voices get.
 
Bethany, Gigi, Sincere, Dorcas, and Jasmine
The last time that Sandy was at the vet they said she was obese.
 
Kids after school or adults walking past the fence just insist on feeding her.
 
Dear Jasmine put food in her pockets at supper. I just assumed that she was taking it home with her.
 
I found her in the backyard pulling the food out of her pockets for Sandy.
 
 
We only had one soft pretzel bake since school started.
 
The unique challenge is finding people to share the pretzels with.
 
We often do the police and fire station, the library or the school...
 
Kind of excited for the next few months! 
 


DJ's Death



The death of DJ had me reminiscing through years of pictures. He was young when he and his sister came to Tuesday Night Church. And that was a long time ago.

He was shot in the forehead on the corner of 10th and Thompson. He was only 14 years old.

So many moments in the past few weeks have been spent with kids talking about this death.

Young boys who were there when he was shot. Kids that lived in the same apartment complex.
His cousins or nephews who come to church.

Children and teens who spend their lives acting tough as a coping, survival technique…
how to give them the gift of grieving?
The freedom to shed tears, to talk about the impact this has on their lives?

And with grace and more grace the door that has opened to talk honestly about the end of life…

Please pray for the family and neighborhood.