Reflecting over the past several months, we can't help but acknowledge our many blessings and thank the Lord for how He has been changing young lives from the inside out!
Ministering to young people is inspiring, challenging, fulfilling, amazing, exhausting and above all rewarding, but we are never alone as we teach, disciple, mentor and minister. First and foremost we have the Holy Spirit...and 2ndly we've had the help, prayers and encouragement of our friends.
Below are but a few of the many blessings we have received and shared........
Happy student s with their new backpacks sent by the Morristown, TN Rotary Club. In addition to backpacks, there were children's books and numerous school supplies!
In partnership with Clarence Matheny Ministries and our good friend David Waldrop, we kicked off the School of Leadership Development Program in July to equip local church pastors and leaders.
Pastor Christopher, of Glory Community Assembly, received a Concordance and CML received several boxes of books for our upcoming library from retired Rev. Maurice Quillen.
Richard Angevine, a representative of SoccerGrow (one of our corporate partners), visited students that have been impacted by the CML Sports Evangelism program. In addition to handing out soccer balls, he encouraged the youth to continue developing their skills and talents on and off the field.
In August, CML organized a house building project for a single mom in a nearby community. Thanks to the hard work and efforts of several students and community members the house was completed in 2 days and Tabitha, Joab, June and Vincent now have a home!
CML was greatly blessed by the visit of Jennifer Kisabeth, Darcy Edwards and Valerie Wilkins. Besides spending time encouraging young people in the Kitere community and ministering at local schools, they were real troopers when it came to the day-to-day chores like carrying water and doing clean up!
In August we attended the "Count Me In Teen Camp" with 30 of the CML students held at Clarence Matheny Ministries in Nairobi. We all had a great time with over 600 youths in attendance for the event. The week had a perfect mix of praise & worship, teachings and outdoor activities, and we are so grateful to all the folks from Convergence Church in TX that made the event possible!
We thank our many friends for joining with us as we continue providing an environment for transformation, encouraging the spiritual growth and leadership development of these young people!
