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After School Program
It was a normal day of Reading Program, on a bright Friday afternoon at the Fellowship House. The kids were arriving and sitting down to a healthy snack prepared by the tutors, but we were still waiting for Robert.
One child paid his mom to let him come to Fellowship House.
Yes, you read that right! One little boy paid his mom five dollars to let him come to the After School Program at Fellowship House.
Would you like to build a home for someone? Well, I know someone who would. Let me introduce you to Karla. Karla is a third grader who attends Fellowship House. A couple of weeks ago we were taking some of the children to Chuck E Cheese as a reward for their great attendance and behavior. As the children were chatting, someone brought up Christmas gifts.
Written by Doug Wagner | Executive Director
One day, two of our younger boys--Matias and Jaiquan--who normally get along well, were upset with each other. Matias thought Jaiquan had said something about his mother. Recently, Matias’ mother had lost custody of him and he had been sent to live with his aunt. Matias was understandably hurting and angry.
A few days later, Lisa (Children’s Program Director) noticed that Matias and Jaiquan were back playing together peacefully. She asked Jaiquan what had happened. He told her that the boys had heard about a man who was trying to grab neighborhood kids and abduct them into his car and how scared they had been.
Jaiquan had been especially frightened, when Matias reminded him of the story of David and Goliath they had learned a couple weeks earlier --that no matter where they were—in school, at home, on the streets--God was always with them. Matias continued to reassure Jaiquan, “We don’t have to be scared. God is always with us!” Jaiquan told Lisa that since that moment, whenever the boys were fearful, they thought of God and His promise to be with them.
Matias and Jaiquan are never alone anymore. Oh yes—they are also good friends again!