Thursday July 24, 2008
It was the final day at Bridge of Hope for Real Life youth group and their FAITHFUL leaders. This was a day when all the kids in the neighborhood were around anxiously awaiting the signal that the playground was complete. After finishing the monkey bars that attached the two playgrounds, mounted the swings, stained the entire thing, 28 yards of mulch put down, it was ready to be played on!!! The kids loved it and even the older ones acted half there age laughing and trying out every piece of equipment. What a great place for a final group photo also! It is unbelievable to see our alley now too. We have taken it over and now 5 LOTS are clean! People have taken notice and have stopped to commend these teens on their hard work and humble spirits. They also put the entire men’s bathroom back together and it looks great! The new stairway is stained and three big boys tested it out for strength. No more fun house stairs that were seriously dangerous. Oh let me not forget to mention that EVERY wall in the entire church was washed down and looks and smells fabulous. It is so encouraging everyday to see this group just own it and find things they want to do at Bridge of Hope like it was their own church. And I guarantee as they worked they thought of the people that this place will touch outside of those walls and pray we can bring them in. The walls that were tore out because of mold in the kitchen now have been replaced and mudded and all we have to do is put a coat of paint on them. And last but not least something we always dreamed of getting done was moving the band from a corner on the floor to the stage. So now that they completed the stage the drum set and keyboard were moved up on the stage and it is awesome! Jeff ( one of the sponsors) plays drums at Real Life put it all back together on the stage and then played a sick drum solo for all to enjoy! Like I said they ALL USED THEIR TALENTS!!!!
I forgot to mention something that meant so much to Shawen. After they took a group photo on the NEW playground. The group circled up and put Shawen in the middle. Next the leaders surrounded him and layed hands on him then the rest of the teens surrounded the leaders. They took time to pray for Shawen and the future of Bridge of Hope. That is how all of this is possible. Prayer, love and support from God’s people. Saying thank you just doesn’t seem like enough but God’s blessings will be all over the faithful at Real Life in Portage, Indiana. We love you and will never forget the good work you have done in the city of St. Louis
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