Sunnyvale EFC

Summer Fun

I have been teaching at Valley Christian through this year part time. Our school year ended May 30th. When I think of the school and neighborhood where I grew up, I find the students at Valley are very dear. They still have a sweetness and kindness though the world continues to grow hard and cold toward children. I am very thankful for these students and their openness to learn new things.

But with the end of school, I have a little more time to devote to serving my community in Sunnyvale. As Wellspring continues to grow and develop, God is doing so many cool things to teach me his love and compassion. On Tuesday during the Puppets in the Park a large group of kids and their caregivers assembled. I ran out of crafts and used every craft I had in my bag. There weren't enough crayons to go around. But the children shared, the parents waited patiently as each of the children worked, created, imagined and made stick puppets. It was fun! It was fun to see in a ;public arena where so man y diverse people coming together could ccooperate and give me a glimpse of His grace in smiling faces that weren't too upset that evrything wasn't perfectly in place.

As I saw my children running and playing in the playground, I recognized again how important that we live in community, giving and receiving, helping and being assisted, caring and encouraging.

I look forward to this summer to build community and see how God will work to develop a community that reflects His character and grace.

posted by Dwain Fairweather @ 8:04 PM