HALF-WAY through SUMMER DAY CAMP!

I don't know where the time goes, but it is sure going by in a hurry!  As I sit here and type, I can not believe that we have three weeks of Summer Day Camp under our belt... with 3 more to go!  Needless-to-say, our days are full and we are keeping busy with the kids!  From crazy games to crafts and small groups to reading, we are having a great time and truly imparting into these kids lives.

This past week, we made a trip out to the San Francisco Zoo!  With it being the first Wednesday of the month, we were able to get everyone in for FREE because all San Francisco residents can get into the zoo for free on the first Wednesday of the month.  The kids had an awesome time and LOVED seeing all the cool animals.  We even got to take one little girl for her very first time... how special it was!

In other news, David has been working hard to break into the 'gang' above our house.  He has been up there twice in the last week to take some of the guys food and to play basketball.  It has been a slow go with the guys not really sticking around to 'hang out'.  Please be praying for David and his team as they continue to work on building relationship with these guys.  It is very challenging and can be disheartening at times, but we continue to have faith in our Lord and that He is able to do the impossible!

We are also looking at having a staff member move into the first floor of our house by the end of the summer.  We are excited to see staff come on board!  There is the possibility of having two other young ladies join us this fall.  One my be here as early as August, with the other arriving in September.  

With the close of summer coming up quickly, we are praying about starting a "Kid's Klub" and "Youth Group" as a continuation of Summer Day Camp.  We want to provide a platform to continue to build relationship with the kids and youth, as well as, sow into their lives.  We are not sure what this will look like, but are seeking the Lord about His plans for the fall.  

***Be sure to check out the videos from this past week at camp!  

Blessings to you all!  Thanks for stopping in... we'll see you later!

SUMMER DAY CAMP has begun!!!

Please keep Summer Day Camp, the kids, the team from Oregon and us in your prayers over the next 5 weeks!  We've had an awesome start and pray that the Lord will continue to watch over us as we minister to these kids.

YOU'RE TAKING US FORWARD!!!

READ ABOUT ARREST OF GANG MEMBERS MADE IN HUNTERS POINT...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/02/BAC31C977A.DTL

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, JESUS CAME BACK TO LIFE?

As David picked me up from my evening class on Tuesday night, there were two small boys hiding in the back seat of our car (our next door neighbors). I jumped in, exhausted from my day and 'pretended' not to know they were in the car. As we drove out of the parking lot, they of course, jumped out to scare me. I, in turn acted terrified and confused on how they got in the car. As we headed back home, we began to tell them that we were going to be gone for the next week visiting David's family in Hawaii. This lead us to talking about the Easter holiday coming up! Of course, they were excited because this meant CANDY, but I said, "Yes, we get candy, but you know it's also about Jesus coming back to life." The oldest brother continued talking, but was interrupted by his younger brother saying, "Wait a minute Kim, tell me what you mean about Jesus coming back to life." With a smile on my face and began sharing the amazing news of Jesus' resurrection!

It's so amazing to me the grace God gives us despite our crazy schedules! I had been up since 5:15AM that morning, going non-stop, but God allowed me to share the good news of our Savior's resurrection! I am so thankful in my heart for my two little boys next door. I continue to pray for their salvation and that they will grow up to be strong men of God!

Evangelism team going out...

Our Goals for 2010...

Evangelism Street Team

Goal Start Date- January 28th ( Weekly)

Purpose- To spread the gospel to the youth who hang out on the streets, gang members. Use as an invitational tool to start future Discipleship group.

Progress-We have 3 people on the team so far from the neighborhood.

13 Letter Discipleship Group

Goal Start Date- March 2nd at Oakdale House.( Weekly)

Purpose- To build relationship and deliberitly disciple at risk youth in Hunters Point. We will be going through a hip hop curriculum thats goes through Paul’s Letters.

Youth Basketball Team

Goal Start Date- February or March depending on when the league starts.

Purpose- I will be entering a team into a church league; getting together young

high-school, neighborhood kids with church members to serve as a evangelistic and relationship building tool.

Summer Day Camp

Goal Start Date- June 21st-July 30th ( M-F 6 week duration)

Purpose- To teach younger, at-risk children ages 6-12 about Jesus, as well as, develop reading levels of children. Hunters Point has one of the worst scoring levels in the nation. We will partner with New Home Missionary Baptist Church and a church from Oregon to run this program for 6 weeks.

After School Children’s Group

Goal Start Date- September 2nd ( Weekly) Ages 6-12

Purpose- Continue relationship with kids from Summer Day Camp as they grow up, as well as, helping academically and spiritually!

Neighborhood Internship

Goal Start Date- (September- November)

Purpose - To recruit more staff to work with us here in the neighborhood. Our prayer is to have 2 students come and live with us and to work with us for 3 months in the different areas of the neighborhood to help develop some of these programs and hopefully stay long term.

WELCOME TO THE WILD, WILD WEST...

We got to speak at a youth retreat in North Carolina while we were home for the holidays! There were over 100 young people there for the week with the theme being WANTED (a western theme). We spoke for 6 sessions on different aspects of our lives that God wants... YOU, YOUR FREEDOM, YOUR RELATIONSHIP, YOUR LIFE, YOUR SERVICE, and YOUR WITNESS.

Instead of us telling you what God did at Youth Tremors, here are a few testimonies from the youth themselves of what God is doing in their lives...

"I just wanted to say how much I appreciated you and your husband speaking at Tremors! You guys were amazing and I felt truly blessed and touched by God. I feel so close to Him now and I know it is because God spoke to me through you and your husband. I really enjoyed listening and seeing how God has worked in your life. Thanks so much!"

"I just wanted to thank you and David for speaking at Tremors this week. You both helped me grow so much closer to God, and you two helped me find ways to keep on a straight path with Him."

"I've never heard so many positive comments from the kids about how they loved the speakers. Y'all were just great and really spoke to a lot of their hearts, including mine. I'm happy to say that a week into the new year my walk with God seems so much stronger."