Backyard Bible Club continues this 2010/2011 run, picking up right where we left off following the Spring Break vacation. We continue to establish relationships with more and more of the children in this neighborhood. We continue trying to condition and reinforce behaviors that reflect respect, obedience, and peaceful conflict resolution. We continue reading through [...]
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As the spring warms Houston up, our attendance grows again. Several children who’ve never attended the program before came this week. As our rolls expand, our need for volunteers will grow with it. The children we minister to need interactions with competent, caring adults; some just to see what one looks like. We’re [...]
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Our 23rd week of this program year marked the final week of our Black History Month themed sessions, and it marked the real beginning of spring. To celebrate President’s day, we read an inspirational poem about how we can become anything we want to be and read a children’s biography about [...]
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At BBC this last Tuesday one young girl, “Sue,” was being friendly to another young girl, “Betty,” but Betty did not really appreciate her friendliness. It hurt Sue’s feelings that Betty did not seem to be very interested in being friends and she didn’t understand why. Feeling rejected, she sat on the front stoop of [...]
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This past week, Backyard Bible Club continued its 2011 run with regular Tuesday and Thursday program sessions. We welcomed back children who had been evicted from their previous house, but had not moved far. We had not seen them in over a month, so we were very glad for their return. We were also [...]
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