God Works in Monetary Ways

I have to wonder what other people are thinking when they see a person listening on their cell phone and the individual gets a HUGE smile on their face. I would probably get happy and smile right along with them! Well, I was that individual that people were probably staring at today. As I was listening to my voicemail, the message that was left said that a family from New Community Kids is donating $200 to cover the expenses of purchasing new dresses, pants, and dress shoes for our Urban Art kids to perform in the Christmas performance in December. What an AWESOME blessing! I wasn't sure how we were going to get the outfits, but I knew the kids would end up wearing something. Now, these girls and boys have a brand new Christmas outfit that THEY OWN! Don't worry, pictures will be posted as soon as we get them:) And THANK YOU to whoever the family is who is so generous by giving the money!

Working Hard

I love these kids! They're practicing for the Christmas program at CDC.

Mixing it Up

You have 45 minutes to complete the tasks on this piece of paper. GO! A video scavenger hunt was in the works for Urban Art students joined by kids from New Community Kids at Kensington Community Church. This was our first time mixing it up with other students who love performing arts. The kids had a great time getting to know their new friends and learned how to work together as a team. For many of the students it was their very first time doing a video scavenger hunt. After the hunt we had doughnuts and cider while we watched the videos. Just looking at the faces of the kids was precious. They were so excited to see themselves on camera! (what child wouldn't:) A good day was had by all. We had an awesome team of volunteers come to make it happen! Thanks guys!

What We Take for Granted

How many of you guys out there own a white button down shirt? a pair of black pants? a pair of dress shoes? I would guess that most of you would have this in your wardrobe, even if you don't wear it all the time. And ladies, what about a nice "Sunday" dress, dress shoes, a pair of tan pants?

This past week, I was working with my elementary kids at City Mission and they wanted to know what the costumes were for our performance in December. Since we are partnering with KCC, we are matching their costumes. It's pretty basic: girls wear pretty party dresses, boys wear white shirts and black pants for the first set. The costumes for the second set are tan pants and a solid color shirt. As I explained the two different costumes, I began to see some worried faces and a few hands began to raise. I knew then, it wasn't going to be as simple as opening up the closet door and pulling out one pair of many tan colored pants. These kids don't have that luxury. Once again, my heart broke for these children. But, they will not go without this Christmas performance if I can help it! Thrift stores here I come!:) If any of you would like to help out by letting a child borrow a piece of clothing or buy them a new item for this performance it would be the best Christmas present they could get!

The Grinch

Last night I held auditions for the Grinch play at City Mission. This is the program that the junior and senior high students will be performing at Christmas. We only have 3 rehearsals but I have a feeling it's going to be a smashing success...as long as the kids are quiet long enough to hear the instruction..(that would be a prayer request:)