Have you seen there childhood?

This song and every time I hear it makes me think about the kids that I work with. It's called Childhood by Michael Jackson Here is some of the lyrics that really hit home for me:

Have you seen my Childhood?
I'm searching for the world that I come from
'Cause I've been looking around
in the lost and found of my heart...
No one understands me
they view it as such strange eccentricities...
'Cause I keep kidding around
Like a child, but pardon me...

Before you judge me, try hard to love me,
Look within your heart then ask,
Have you seen my Childhood?

People say I'm strange that way
'Cause I love such elementary things,
It's been my fate to compensate,
for the Childhood I've never known...

Have you seen my Childhood?
I'm searching for that wonder in my youth
like fantastical stories to share
the dreams I would dare, watch me fly...

The more I get to know these kids I am seeing what life is really like for them, just what they have to face at a young age has been a heart tug for me and I feel so blessed that God called me to Mission Adelante. It's like they have to grow up so fast in a world that they hardly seem to understand. I know that we are making a different in this kids lives but it’s hard to see them up against so much at the young ages they are. I feel that if someone does not tell them that they can do anything they want when they grow up the wont ever shoot for the stars. I just have to trust that God is working in their hearts and can't wait to see how these kids are going to change the world in their own way.

There was a seminar that we offered about gang awareness it was very eye opening for me and I know can understand what the graffiti that I see around the neighborhood and the warning signs to keep our kids out of trouble.

Current needs:

• A blender, a crock-pot, and cooking pans have been requested by families that have visited our resource center recently. If you have extras of these items, or would consider purchasing one, it will be given to a family that needs it.
• Toilet paper and kids summer clothes and Diapers, all sizes and any size package for distribution through the Resource Center
• Volunteers to spend a couple of hours this week or next week sorting clothes in our Resource Center. Please call Molly Merrick at 913-961-2984 to line up your time
• Brown paper grocery sacks for the resource center. Next time you buy groceries, why not ask for "paper" at the checkout and then bring the sacks with you the next time you come to the Mission.

Here are some photos, checks it out:

This was a really cool Saturday we took our Teens Adelante to a rope course. It was a great time for the teens to work together and learn more about each other and them self's.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=168892&id=512702865&l=061d951bc8

we had our two spring party and they where a lot of fun hanging out with the family's and getting to celebrating all the kids and there hard work you this trimester

Bhutanese spring party: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=168248&id=512702865&l=97d1af537e

Adelante Spring Party: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=166032&id=512702865&l=0a341a6a67

Come to our Volunteer Training Seminar on Saturday, May 22 from 9:00 a.m to 12:15 p.m. to get started! For more information email Morgan Ham at morganh@missionadelante.org. And now, if you have a few minutes, watch a quick video to get a better feel for what it looks like to be involved in our ministries!

Mission Adelante's Volunteer Opportunities from Mission Adelante on Vimeo.

I am excited for you to share in the next blog that I am working on, I gave some of of LIT kids a camera and I am calling it looking through there eyes.