on Coke and Mentos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM Sometimes a lesson plan is not to be tampered with. It was the end of Summer EXCEL at Shepherd Community Center in Indianapolis. I was an intern, teaching future third graders lessons from the Bible. I cannot tell what the lesson was about or even the scripture that went with it, but I do … Continue reading on Coke and Mentos

The Day I Found My Voice

The day began like every other day of the summer internship this past summer in Indianapolis, however this would be the most trying day of them all. That week our classroom was down one co-teacher due to an unexpected of need of chaperones for a trip to Atlanta with the senior high students. This put … Continue reading The Day I Found My Voice

A Final Good-bye

It was the last day of summer program for the interns. What had begun only two months before with training followed by teaching third graders over the summer. The final program was over and we, the interns were cleaning up and setting up the classrooms for the school year, knowing that in just 24 hours … Continue reading A Final Good-bye

Where are the Exiles?

Where are the exiles? those of righteous souls to come and fill my steeples like sheep among the fold, Where are the reaching hands to help a brother out to take a stand and tell the world what poverty is about. Where are the righteous exiles doing work among the cities taking chances among the needy … Continue reading Where are the Exiles?

The “safe” Answer

Sorry for the long wait. Things got really busy at the end of May and I have had very little computer access since. Christ stated that the poor will always be with us. This is true. For the past few monts I have been serving at Shepherd Community Center on the Near East side of … Continue reading The “safe” Answer