The New Tutoring Center!!!!!

After countless hours and labors of love the New Tutoring Center is ready to open its door to students. Tomorrow is our first orientational meeting. On Tuesday the Center will be open with its full schedule of activities including tutoring, library, art, cooking, and Girls' group. We're excited! The community is excited! Everyday kids and parents pass by, anxious to know when classes start. Thank you for continuing to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we start out on this new step of the journey. The neighborhood we're working in is a tough one. But I was reminded yesterday as I hung out with the kids in the park, it's a functioning community. There are a lot of rough edges, but in their own way, they're making things work and supporting each other to the best of their abilities. I know I am often blinded to hope by the seemingly dire circumstances of my kids. Yesterday was a reminder that my kids don't need me to save them from their circumstances, they just need some more tools to use. I trust that the Tutoring Center can do just that for the community. But more importantly, I hope that it can be a place that reminds us all of how much we are loved and valued by our Creator; that each student, parent, volunteer, and teacher who comes through the gate will become a bit more of the person God created them to be.

Blake made this lovely video tour so you could have a visual of the new Center. A HUGE thanks to everyone who helped make this dream possible!!!!