As another school year has begun, many families have recently participated in the yearly ritual of back-to-school shopping.  From new clothes and shoes to backpacks and school supplies, outfitting a student is often an expensive venture;  for many families, unrealisticly so.  Through ongoing cooperation with Lighthouse Christian Ministries, Rancho del Rey, The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, and Shady Oaks, CCCC helped outfit many local students with school clothes and supplies that would not be available to them otherwise.

 

Shady Oaks

At Shady Oaks, families were “adopted” by members of CCCC, who then went backpack and school supply shopping and delivered the supplies to their families.  In just 30 minutes at West Campus, all 20 kids who needed backpacks were adopted and cared for.  God continues to amaze through the work being done at Shady Oaks through CCCC.

For more information on how you can get involved at Shady Oaks, please contact Terri Hubbard at hubbard.terri@gmail.com.

 

Lighthouse Christian Ministries

Lighthouse partnered with a handful of other ministries, including Samaritan’s Feet, the Assistance League of Bay Area’s Operation School Bell, the Greater Houston YMCA, and KSBJ, to bring school clothes and school supplies to the people of Bacliff/San Leon area.  In addition to clothes, shoes, and school supplies, each of the 400 students who were apart of the backpack drive at Lighthouse had their feet washed when they came to receive their school supplies.  If you have never had the joy of watching, or participating in, an act of service as humbling and glorifying as washing someone’s feet, it is quite an amazing thing to witness!  Cherryl Currie-Wong was able to experience this for the first time…

Everyone had a job, and knew what to do with it.  I’ll have to admit that when I got there, and learned my job was washing little (and some big), dirty (and some very dirty) feet, it was not what I was expecting.  I was like…”really Lord, this is the job you want me to do?”  But, after washing a few feet, and talking with the children…..I LOVED MY JOB!  I was like…”thank you Lord for this job!”  It was such a blessing to me to be able to see the smiles on their faces when I put those new shoes on their feet.  I immensely enjoyed getting to talk to them one on one, and, if only for a brief while, getting to know them and reminding them that Jesus loves them.  If I am able to volunteer again next year, I hope, I get the same job!

For more information on getting involved with Lighthouse Christian Ministries, please contact Erika Steele at erika@lighthousecm.org.

 

Rancho del Rey

Volunteers at Rancho del Rey brought backpacks and school supplies to over 50 children to take to school this year.  In addition, they took water guns and snow cones to have a great time beating the heat as they passed out the school supplies.  God continues to work through the relationships that are being built in the community of Rancho del Rey, and if you would like more information on getting involved, contact Susan Repschleger at susan.rep@hotmail.com.

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Over 20 backpacks, full of supplies, were delivered to the directors of The Bridge to distribute to residents of the facility.  Many of the families that move into the facility come with only the clothes on their backs, and so a new backpack for students soon to start school is truly a blessing.  If you would like more information on helping out at The Bridge, a shelter for victim’s of domestic and sexual abuse, please contact Jane McCollough at jmccollo@ccisd.net.

 

Overall, the CCCC backpack drive was able to deliver almost 500 backpacks full of school supplies to students, as well as clothes, shoes, and snow cones.  Feet were washed and relationships were cultivated, all from selfless people answering the call of Christ to love and serve those in need.  If you were moved by one of these stories, please be encouraged to get in contact with one of the Go Leaders for Shady Oaks, Lighthouse Christian Ministries, Rancho del Rey, or The Bridge.  Or visit www.clearcreek.org/go for information on the other Go Local partnerships, church plants, and Go Global trips.