May 2007
5935 New Peachtree Road, Doraville, GA, 30340
Ever since the sad happenings at Spring Chase I've been working at Kensington Station, an apartment complex with nearly twelve hundred units! This place is so big it has its own mini-mart and lake! I am very excited to be working with a new group of kids. Being primarily African American they are much more responsive to learning about Jesus!
The first day of the after-school program I had the attitude that time was limited so I immediately started teaching about Jesus. The kids loved it! The next day I came and a little girl named Kyana ran up to me and handed me a dollar. Surprised, I asked her, "What's this for? This is free you don't have to pay me." She laughed and said, "Oh, I just had so much fun yesterday I thought I owed you something." I thought to myself, "WOW imagine how much we've already touched their lives!"
A few days later I made a poster board with the John 3:16 Bible verse for the kids to learn. I told them they could see these words in the Bible. One boy, named Trayvon, looked at me and asked: "What? How do you do that?" I showed him and the rest of the kids how to find verses in the Bible. It was amazing to see how excited they were. To them it was like a treasure hunt to find what Jesus had said.
The next day the same boy, Trayvon, wanted to lead a service for the kids. He only got as far as "We gather here today…" before everyone wanted to be the preacher. The whole thing was pretty cute to watch. I've never had this happen. Working with Muslim kids they never want to get up and preach to each other. The past two weeks have been really fun. I'm looking forward to leading these kids to Jesus.
We've also started an adult computer class where I have enjoyed teaching a man named Mr. Bells. This has also been a fun experience for me. He is fluent in French and having lived in France I love to hear the language.
Please pray for my new kids, they mean so much to me already. See the new Kensington Station kids online at the Whirlwind Missions website under Photo Gallery then click on missions! They're some cuties.
Love,
Ashley