Praise Reports

©      *Ashley recovered quickly after being in a serious car accident

   *20+ Kids were able to see the fireworks on the beach

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   *8 of our teenage girls were sponsored by Rock Church to attend a week conference

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          *Dance team ministered at Planet Rock’s youth conference with Brother James Taylor

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           * 4 of our teenage girls also went to Camp Hope Haven for a week

Prayer Requests

©      Vehicles to transport children and furniture

©      Vehicles for residents in Twin Canal

©      VeggieTales videos

©      Printer Cartridges    HP 56 & HP 58

©      Leap Pad books – Math for 4^th grade and up & Brain Teasers

©      Computers with
Windows 98 or higher

Weekly Events

Sunday

10:30A.M.  Transportation provided from Twin Canal to Calvary Revival Church in Norfolk

- Service times are 7:00, 9:00, & 11:30

- View Sunday Service in Hampton

  Roads on Fox 43 at 8:00 A.M.

  every Sunday.

Monday

10-2:00 p.m. Summer Camp

Tuesday

10-2:00 p.m. Summer Camp

7:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday

9-4:00 p.m. Summer Camp

7:00 P.M. CARE group meeting

with Calvary

Saturday

2:30 Rap Rally (boys Bible study)

2:30 Girls Dance Practice

3:30 p.m. Children’s Bible Study

 Monthly Scripture

Psalm 66:8-9

Praise our God, O peoples,

Let the sound of his praise be heard;

He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

To unite with churches and other Christian organizations to totally transform inner city communities through the love of Jesus Christ.

The 2^nd Annual Summer Festival was AWESOME! Over 300 residents attended as well as countless volunteers.  Three of our supporters from California, Idaho and Ohio came specifically to serve at the festival.  Special thanks to Brother James Taylor (JusBoogie), Pastor Chris McLeod, Minister Gullins, David Osborn, C.J. McBath, Ben Barrow (Son of Jacob), Daron Moore (The Tcha), PL,  God’s X-Gangsters, and Elijah Simmons.

The event began with two 3 on 3 tournaments for the younger boys:  ages 9-12 and 13-15.  Then, 8 men’s teams competed in a full-court 5 on 5 tournament.  It was such a huge success and all of the participants were so impressed with the dedication of Brother James Taylor who helped set up the event, preached the Word, organized the teams, and single-handedly refereed all of games.  Since that day, many of the men visit Brother James in the CRC Discover Life Bookstore where he is able to continue to minister to them.  We believe that this was the first real breakthrough in developing lasting relationships with many of the men in Twin Canal.

After the event many of the residents have approached us saying thanks for all the wonderful things that we have been doing in the neighborhood.  Additionally, parents have approached us asking how they can get their children involved in all of our programs. 

Presently we have 19 children in Leadership Summer Camp which runs Monday – Wednesday, and we have seen such tremendous growth in all of our leaders.  The requirements established for camp are rigorous.  Leaders cannot miss more than 2 days during the entire summer.  If they are more than 15 minutes late to any required activity including church it is counted as an absence.  Campers must also arrive with all the required items for the day, participate in all events with a positive and encouraging attitude, and represent Christ in their daily lives. 

For many of these children this brought them to an entirely new level.  They could not have the same negative attitudes that they have had in the past.  They could not respond to others in a negative manner, nor could they disobey their parents and still attend camp.  We are looking to raise-up great leaders who have a passion to serve Christ and the character to represent Him in every area of their lives. 

Every Wednesday was filled with a time of serving (mostly at Discover Life Center) and then with a wonderful reward demonstrating leadership qualities.  During July we were blessed to go to Ocean Breeze, a local water theme park.   Afterwards we treated the children to an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet.  Needless to say, they are still talking about how much fun they had on that day!