This one is more complete and is quite funny. The whole idea was to say no to drugs, but the younger boy who is only now just old enough to start coming to Youth Link on a regular basis, was a clear push over for the "drug dealer" and everyone dissolved into laughter at his actions. (So true in real life though, so we'll be bringin up this topic soon!)

This clip is from our Christmas party. The skits were fun and quite funny too. Even when they didn't quite get it right, the boys seemed happy. I loved their overall confidence and how comfortable they are with making mistakes in front of their friends. They're really growing!

 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.