On August 18, one of our STARS students, a 9-year-old boy named Collin Jenkins, drowned while swimming in Buck Creek with his brothers. Collin and his brothers have been part of our STARS Afterschool Program at Westside for the past several years. Here are a few memories and reflections of Collin from Tyler Worley. (Below: […]
He doesn’t know I love him. Right off the bat this sounds creepy, so you need to know that by “love” I mean a fierce, protective Mom kind of love; and by “him” I mean an 11-year-old boy. He doesn’t know that my heart went out to him the first time I heard his story […]
We hate to bring it up, but it’s just a couple of weeks until school starts again! In the midst of open houses and back-to-school shopping and all the other preparation, would you take a little time to come and pray with us for kids — yours, each other’s, and our community’s kids? SCYM is […]
The dust has settled on Camp Boost 2014! What an amazing time seeing churches come around our city’s kids to give them a summer reading boost, a safe environment, and the love and hope of Christ. Here are a few “God sightings” from this year’s camps! * 219 kids participated in Camp Boost this year […]