Friday, December 14, 2007

Children's Tutoring Program

"Count Your Many Blessings, see what God has done!" can be the theme song for the children's tutoring program at Church of the Reconciler UMC.

We averaged about 22 children each session (Tuesdays and Thursdays each week.) Students from Samford University came and worked with the children one on one each time. We have six computers set up with learning games for different grade levels. We had two students who knew all about computers to work with them and set up the programs for them on their level.

Refreshments were served each time thanks to Oak Mountain Mission. Many of our children do not get to have an evening meal because of

1. no electricity in their homes,
2. no money to buy food,
3. no car to get to the grocery store.

The children would store away extra food to take home to eat that night. We want to thank everyone who supports Church of the Reconciler in it ministry to the homeless and poor.

"When you have done it to the least of these, you have done it to me" said Jesus. May you experience Jesus Christ anew this Advent and Christmas season when you look into the eyes of those who are poor.

Nancy Higgs, Church of the Reconciler UMC