This week has been an exciting week at Guernsey with 42 kids for a high attendance. We have had the Berryville team from Virginia in with us. They have brought a new element to Guernsey this week and that is puppets! The kids have really seemed to enjoy them. I think that a major highlight of this week has come from the barriers coming down in our older kids. They're really starting to blossom in front of our eyes. Giving them responsibility has really seemed to be working out. They've been being great role models for our little kids and that is just incredibly neat to see. The Lord is still bringing us new kids and we can't wait to see who else he brings. If we had all the kids on our role we'd be busting out the seems of Guernsey with almost 150 kids! Just continue to pray that the Lord opens the doors and hearts of our kids. We're halfway through the summer and can't wait to see what else God has in store! Until then, we'll continue to keep real here on G-street! - Emily
National:
National was blessed to have a team from Trinity Baptist in Manchester, TN return to Street Reach. God blessed us with some amazing weather that really brought the kids out. On Monday we had 57 kids come to club and Tuesday we had 63. The highlight of the week was that every day we had a ton of big kids! These kids were so well behaved and begged us to let them help with something. Taya helped with crafts and Terry and Bryghton were amazing at helping with songs. Terry even came up with a rap about Jesus. He said, "Sin one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and we can all go to heaven...Get saved!" Jahiem had a play gun and was shooting towards the sky and his brother Rashad said, "Don't shoot towards the sky! God's up there!" it was so cute! We love you Trinity! THank you so much for your hard work! -Erica
Johnson:
This week Johnson was run by a new team called Oak Hill! The highlihgt of the week was when God saved Adam! A team member named Matt wrote this poem about the week:
On our way to Memphis to speak the truth,
A couple of leaders but the rest are youth.
We are on a mission to go hard or go home,
to be a light in the darkness far from home.
This place is different from anything you have seen,
You might think it's pleasant or somewhat obscene.
Each day we go harder, digging deeper for God,
playing on His battlefield, and it's definitely not sod.
These children's lives are filled with hate and fear,
So we have to come wipe away their tears.
Lessons, Crafts, music and playing games,
the hardest part is remembering the names.
We are in the hood and it's very real,
the pain you see is the pain they feel.
-Matt Schloss Oak Hill Baptist Church
Leawood:
This was the first week for Leawood to be open. On Monday we only had three kids for about fifteen minutes before their mom took them home. That evening we were all a little frustrated. We stayed confident in God and prayed for ten kids. The next day God provided us with exactly ten kids! On Wednesday He provided twenty-four and on Thursday Dariel prayed to recieve Christ! It was her first day too, so that was great! On Friday we had 25 too and Soulim got saved. Even though our numbers weren't huge God saved 2 kids which surpasses the numbers that attended the site. It was so cool to see God grow our numbers from three to twenty five. Be in prayer for the kids and families around Leawood. Thanks for the awesome team from Oak Hill! God bless! -Matt
Kendrick:
This week at Kendrick we worked with New Bethel Church of Glen Carbon, Illinios. Throughout the week we averaged 15-17 kids daily. It was a blessing from the Lord to see the kids smiling and so excited to learn about Jesus. It was also exciting to see the kids asking about heaven and other tough questions. This second week is just as awesome as the first. Keep praying the Lord will bless us with amazing teams! -Jesse
Leahy's:
This week flew by once again with a group from Old Rice Road Baptist Church from Mississippi. A couple members on the team were returning veterans of Street Reach from different ministry sites. Therefore they were able to add their own personal touches to the site! The numbers grew during the week from 22 kids on Monday to 47 kids on Friday! We got a lot of newcomers and new faces at Leahy's! Even with our competition, Mexico and the USA in the World Cup, we were still able to minister to a ton of kids. I want to personally thank my team for such an awesome week and especially for their ability to find the newcomers. Also, for their amazing water day and gift bags! The kids thoroughly enjoyed both! -Jessica S.
Whittier:
Team Members from New Bethel wrote the following entry about the Whittier Site:
I don't even know where to begin...amazing! This year was my very first mission trip and it has really opened my eyes to my own heart and to the kids. There were so many "God moments" on this trip, and it only could have happened with the kids, staff and God.
It was such a blessing to have our group split because this week all eight Bible Club sites were open and the beautiful kids got to hear the word of God and feel His love. Our entire youth group learned that if we just listen and trust God, everything will work according to His plans.
Rosamond:
Wednesday marked the halfway point of the Summer. A group from Berryville, Virginia was in Memphis this week. The youth group from Berryville Baptist Church worked Rosamond. They brought the unique skill of puppetry to Street Reach Ministries! The Berryville puppet team performed at BIble Club each day. The Rascals brought a very diverse ministry to the children. The children were ministered to through songs, dances and Bible stories via the Rascal's puppet team. This was a neat week because the children were exposed to new things. What a great week! Please continue to pray for the children. We only have half of the summer to go! A girl who has just started coming to Bible Club began asking questions about Jesus. Please pray that the seeds that have been planted in her heart will be watered and she will grow. Pray that she will continue asking questions about who Jesus is. Pray that God will work in her heart. -Jessica B.
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