Two and a half days of school left for us. After another year, I know how important it is to love- beyond what you feel, others response, the deepest challenges- you don’t let go. You refuse to break. Jesus asks it of us and we have a beautiful life when we can do our best to give that love others. A very beautiful life.
For the next five weeks it’ll be about Summer Serve Play Groups! I’ll share the upcoming play group details, and later in the week share photographs from our evening together. We begin next week, but I’ll start now and leave this one up a little longer.
Here is the post with printable PDFs for all the groups.
Join the Facebook Event Page here.
Do you have kids 10 and up that might like to serve by helping with a play station for the younger kids? Sign up here.
We are so excited to meet you all and join together in community to learn and make a difference together! I’ve been waking in the early morning hours, which means a little bit of nervous and also a chance to pray for God to establish our work.
Our first group is June 16 at 6:00 pm at Kollen Park in Holland. (Parking in the Kollen Park lots and the streets surrounding.) If rains happens (don’t happen) I’ll let you know on the Facebook Event Page by 5:00 if we’ll go ahead or need to cancel.
We will be reading portions of If the World Were a Village from CitizenKid Books.
Here is a Printable PDF of If the World Were a Village group.
We will be welcoming the kids of ACTs to share art from the book! Our play stations will be a coloring page, bubbles, world volleyball, soccer, sidewalk chalk, and sack races.
We would love for families to contribute to our serve project supporting the local ministry of Holland Rescue Mission. The mission’s volunteer director shared these ideas. This is a great opportunity to talk to your kids about need in the community and how we can respond, while gathering supplies together. You can work together with another family to bring a donation too! Just bring it along and we will gather them all together for the mission.
Ideas for Kid Kits for the Holland Rescue Mission:
Rescue Mission Welcome Kit:
- travel size shampoo, soap, and lotion
- kids size toothpaste and toothbrush
- small comb
- small crayon pack and small pad of paper
- sippy cup, or kid-size cup with top and straw
- bedtime story book
- stuffed animal (beanie boo or beanie baby sized)
- Packaged in a bag
- Include a welcome card with each kit (hand-drawn picture)
Birthday Kit:
- Balloons
- Birthday Candles
- Cake Mix
- Frosting
- Gift Wrap
- Small Childrens Toy or Book
- Packaged into a bag
Stepping Stone Daycare and Rock Day Camp:
Snack Kit:
- Granola Bar
- Fruit Snack
- Pre-Packaged Cracker Pack (Goldfish, Cheez-Its)
- All Packaged together in a large sized Zip-Loc bag
Daycare Kit:
- Puffs Tissues
- WetOnes
- ColorWonder Paper and Marker Supplies
Email me with any questions! aboutproximity@gmail.com
For all those not in Holland, hold tight… my hope is for this to be a full resource for families and groups to use in the future. So thankful for all of you!
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