Welcome, Carle!

A few weeks ago, we welcomed another intern. Carle Troyer is from New Philadelphia, Ohio. We are so glad to have her here, and I know Aleisha appreciates having another female intern to serve alongside her.

 

 

Carle was initiated at her first Kids Club. I forget exactly what she was searching for in the whipped cream--perhaps M&M's?

 

What a great sport!

At the following week's Kids Club, Carle played the role of a sheep during the lesson about Psalm 23.

 



Professor Wonder and Ro had quite a time with the "dumb" sheep.

 

Carle also taught the 3rd and 4th grade class.

 

 

Here is a Q&A with Carle so you can learn a little more about her:

• Why you decided to become an intern: God has been showing me why I'm here in this life (to show His love), and I knew that in coming out here, I was coming to a place with a lot of kids from broken homes.
• Have you ever won anything? A Hula hoop contest a few years ago at a concert.
• Hobbies & interests: Painting nails, being outside, warm weather. I also love painting/drawing and ice cream.
• Person you admire: My mom, because we are a lot alike, and she has shown me how to love and have a servant's heart.
• A highlight of the past year: Living in Michigan for two months. I got to see a lot of pretty places up north and work with some awesome kids.
• Jobs you've had: Bakery sales, server, nail technician.
• A memory from your flight to Phoenix: Most of it was listening to music on the plane, as it was dark. But the airline lady didn't charge me for my carryon because my check-in bag weighed 80 pounds!
• Which do you feel more drawn to--children or teens? Both. That's why I'm here.
• One thing you like about your home church [Grace Mennonite]: I like our kids programs we have. I miss my 5th & 6th grade girls Bible study and kindergarten Sunday School class.
• If you could meet a famous person, whom would you like to meet? Jesus (well...one day). I would say Kyle Idleman. He's my favorite speaker.
• You'd be excited to receive a gift card to: Amazon, Target, anything really. I like gifts, and I love cards.

Welcome, Carle! We'll keep the ice cream coming your way and can guarantee you'll get to experience plenty of warm weather!



Aim Right North Girls - Love and Pottery Painting

Enjoy an update from Aleisha. about her Aim Right North girls' Bible study group...

Happy fall y'all! Sometimes its weird to think it's fall out here because of our weather. To be able to see some colors on the trees, you have to drive a couple of hours away. But something that has changed is how early it gets dark here. A little after 5:30 p.m. is when the sun is down; that means I try to plan more indoor things for my teen girls Bible study.

 

 

Lately it's been a little hard keeping the Bible study going because of the school sports my girls are in. They had basketball tryouts these past couple of weeks on Thursday nights. But the last two weeks we have been able to get together. We are still talking on the subject of love--how to love God and how to love each other. Every week I start off with a question for them, "How did you show love this week to someone?" Sometimes their answer will be, "I did the dishes for my mom," which is awesome! But this past week one of them told me, "I ate lunch with a girl at school who was sitting all alone because people don't like her." To see God working in them is awesome!

 

 

They also have been working on memorizing 1 Corinthians 13:4. Perhaps you know it? "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." They were able to tell me it by memory this last time. To see these girls starting from, "Why would we love someone that we don't like?" to "I sat with a girl at school because no one else was showing love to them," is God working in them!

 

I have a little over a month to spend time with them before I head on out. I continue to pray for them every day and pray that this little time I have left with them will be the start of a little seed that will one day grow into something beautiful.

 

L-R:  Dani (Aleisha's friend visiting from out of town), Aleisha, Carle Troyer (our newest intern!), and two Aim Right North teens who are part of Aleisha's Bible study. They recently enjoyed an evening of painting pottery at As You Wish Pottery.

As Seen Around Here...

What's been happening over the past 7 days?

 

Kids Club - lesson led by Ro and Branden

 

 

Rec Center (today) - a rare rainy afternoon perfect for being inside

Rec Center (last week) - making funny faces outside

 

Teen Night - Ro talked about having balance in life, and the opening activities were quite hilarious -- balancing dice on a popsicle stick and stacking Ding Dongs on top of one's head.

Downtown Fall Festival

Last Wednesday night, Aim Right downtown hosted its Fall Festival. The school across the street was also hosting a "Trunk or Treat" event, and thus many of our attendees came dressed in costume. The District Phx donated 180 hot dogs and buns and also provided volunteers to man the grill and serve food. What a blessing!  Our intern Aleisha did a wonderful job of coordinating the event for us. Many of our teens helped with games and face painting. Ro was our emcee, playing music and announcing the winners of cakes in our Cake Walk.

 

A special treat was seeing some folks we had not seen in a while, like past Aim Right'ers who are now twenty-somethings and raising families, as well as other people we've connected with through the years but do not see often.  At the end of the night, when most of the guests had left, I noticed a mom and her children still sitting on the front steps. I knew the family and assumed they had probably walked to Aim Right.  When I asked the teenaged son if they would like a ride home, he replied, "No, my mom is still talking to her friend," as he gestured to a car parked along the street. As I think now about that encounter, I am glad they felt comfortable staying and sitting and visiting. We want Aim Right to be a place of welcome and safety.

 

How about some pictures?