Family Promise Workdays

Christopher Sanford has been busy volunteering with Family Promise. He has helped them prepare their new day center facility for the past two Saturdays. He spent the first Saturday painting, and Chris joined him this past Saturday as they helped haul trash and prepare the facility for opening.

Family Promise is an organization in Gwinnett County that helps homeless families get back on their feet. The Mission of Family Promise of Gwinnett County, Inc. is to mobilize communities of congregations that partner with social service agencies to end homelessness - one family at a time. Since the average age of homeless people in the US is 9 years, Christopher and Chris are making an impact on future generations.

Here is the website for family promise so that you can find out more and how to get involved yourself... www.familypromisegwinnett.org

Power Soccer

Power Soccer is an awesome sport that gives kids (and adults) who are wheelchair bound an opportunity to play together. It is a rapidly increasing sport along the east coast, and they are even trying to get into the paraolympics. There is a tournament of 16 (or more) teams in Suwanee this weekend. Just a couple of years ago, there were only four teams. It is like soccer (with an oversized ball) with cages on the front of the players power wheelchairs. The players "kick" the ball with the front of their chairs. Some of the kicks are really amazing as you watch a player make a 360 degree turn around the ball to "kick" with force.

This player is setting up for his 360.

You can find out more about this sport at http://www.powersoccerusa.com/

This little boy was so precious. He was sipping a Venti Starbucks drink that was bigger than he was.

Richard and I were able to be scorekeepers for one of the games today. It was so much fun to watch.

Bri and Dylan, Richard's youngest children, were there to cheer the teams on.

Amish Workday

An Amish Workday is when our group gets together to serve one another.
Chris, Rich, and Christopher helped the Bell's paint several rooms in their new home. They had a blast working together, but of course there were no photos of the fun. Next time (at our house).