We are partnering with Rachel and Harry, of Rachel's Flower Shop just east of FBC on Poplar, for our October missions project. Rachel and Harry have created a space in their home for tutoring the young people of the Binghampton neighborhood, which borders our church to the east. Tutoring is our October missions project, but we hope some may be inspired to continue.
Rachel and Harry saw a need and have taken the initiative to meet that need. And we are joining them, every Monday. The times are 5.45-7.45, but you can come and go as needed, so don't worry if you can't commit to the whole time.
Holly and Carol have tutored for a few weeks to check it out. And they have had a blast. This past week, Natalie D and Lisa and Rob joined in on the action. Everyone has found it a rewarding and worthwhile use of time and energy.
These kids pretty much know what they are doing and mostly just need someone to make sure they get their homework done, rather than goof off with friends. Sometimes, though, they will need some assistance. No worries, though, because it's just K-8.
Carol is calling this type of ministry becoming a Community Connector. Connecting with our community is part of what we're about, so let's show these kids in our own backyard that we care about them. Questions: firstresponses@gmail.com.
Over at the Sojourners blog last week, there was an article posted about the responsibility of the church to help raise our children. Here's the most relevant for this post:
Are we encouraging our most talented college graduates and young professionals to teach in schools like [these]? Are we mobilizing our church communities to volunteer, tutor, and provide much-needed supplies to under-resourced schools? Are we mobilizing on behalf of students like [this] to demand that lawmakers create policies that will improve the quality of their education?
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