1st Explorers children and staff are enjoying Christmas vacation. The program will resume on January 9.
December 19–21, the last three days before the break, saw a bevy of activity with 1st Explorers. GAs and RAs enjoyed special activities at their weekly meetings. The winners of the Nutcracker Design Contest—a competition between the boys and girls—were announced, and it was a tie! (See photo below, left) The bulb project was checked on before break and the flowers are growing as the photo shows. (See photo below, right)
Volunteer Charlie White penned a special tribute to the 1st Explorers college students staff and each of them received a copy with their Christmas card. Here is the poem Charlie wrote:
COUNSELOR
Young children knowing Jesus in the students they see
Every day of the week, they can learn to be free
Knowing Jesus came down to earth and lived without sin
He was a great example just like these young women and men
They give of their time to work with these youth
In hopes than one day in the future,
These kids know the truth
That life has many choices, good & bad appear every day
They are learning to rely upon Jesus, not what the world has to say
May these young students be blessed for their love and their grace
And helping to lift the future of God’s Human race
Completed toy soldiers!
It was a tie between the girls and the boys.
They both earned bragging rights!!
Update on the bud and vases experiment!