The day the kids handed out fliers in the
neighbourhood to advertise their youth group
was fun. We had lots of people praying for good
weather and that's exactly what we got.  Here are the boys at the gate of one of the residents. They enjoyed this exercise and wouldn't you, if you knew that an outing to Chefette awaited you?





Here's some of the gang with one of the mentors.
The other boys did not find us until later in the evening, but they had earned their stripes on
Tuesday when we literally traversed hill and dale
handing out the fliers. They took me through some sections of my old neighbourhood that I had
not visited since I was about 12 years old! It  was
fun, to say the least and at times, it felt as though
I was going back in time.

Here's every one finally at Chefette. The kids were VERY well-behaved and their appetites
were healthy after all that walking:-)

Hamming it up for the camera

Learning about the love of Jesus and spreading the Good News is definitely full of unforgettable moments. I hope that I never get tired of doing this and that if I do, there are people there to hold my hands up as they did for Moses when he grew battle weary.

Some of the participants of The Summer Writers' Workshop which ran from August 8-19, 2011. International author Jewel Allison is seated on the far left. The workshop which was held at Parkinson Memorial Secondary School, was a venture that I will never forget. The participants blessed me in so many ways, that I'm thankful that I was obedient and went ahead and conducted it.

There was no reading camp this year because the teacher who I work with on this venture, went away on holiday. There was a writers' workshop instead. This workshop, sponsored by KIA and dubbed "The Summer Writers' Workshop" was a blessing in many ways! Initially opened just for kids, adults wanted in as well. I could not refuse them and was very glad that I did not. Here they all are hard at work.

The young man who built this from our Jenga bricks during the games session, wants to be either a mason or an architect. It is for children like these that KIA exists! They have so much latent gifts!

Bible study sesion at Youth Link in August 2011. Auntie Beverley was a hit with the boys. She did the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin and they really got into it! The boys seemed eager to share what pets they owned and what they would do if one went astray. One boy has 15 drakes which he raises with the help of his grandfather.

One of our intercessors stopped by on movie evening. Her son was with her. It was good to have them. The intercessors are the oil and fuel that keep the KIA engine running!

One of our mentors and the young men back in August. This is also from our movie evening batch of photos.

Movie evening at the community centre in August 2010. Somtimes the youth choose the movies. Sometimes we do. Discussion after can be interesting, depending on the movie and depending on who is visiting.

Three of our mentors on our Chefette outing back in April 2010. The evening was a very good one and the boys shared their dreams, hopes and fears. These young men are quite special. I think that they opened up because of the presence of a male mentor. He really felt their pulse. This husband and wife team(second and third from the left) have been a real blessing to KIA, as has been my friend of many years who is in the foreground backing the camera.

Two of the Youth Link boys watching a movie. Don't remember what was showing that evening!

Our outing to Chefette with the older KIA members. We call them Youth Link because they don't like being called kids, and indeed they're either adolescents or young men! All these boys here and three more were signed up for Skills Training. Two gained certificates. One now works with his uncle and the other has returned to Skills Training to do carpentry.