Travis Earns Four Star Award Grandma Shares in Four Star Journey Posted by Deb Hazlewood October 26, 2017 Nancy Easton had the rare privilege of sharing in the Four Star journey with her grandson Travis. From Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Folsom, CA, here’s her story: July 2017 was the end of a wonderful journey that I took with my grandson Travis. We started our journey when he was in the second grade and finished it eight years later when he earned the Four Star Award. P.R.A.Y. enabled us to go on this faith journey to be closer to Christ. From playing games from his “game” box to our family pizza party to all of his service projects and our studies of the Bible, we not only became closer to Christ but also to each other. I would encourage all who have the opportunity to make this journey with a young person, to jump at the chance. You will get much more out of it than you put in. Blessings to you from Travis’ grandmother. Take Nancy Easton's advice ... use the P.R.A.Y. Program to embark on a spiritual journey with a young person today! Comments(0)
Girl Scout Connects P.R.A.Y. Friends Johnna Visits P.R.A.Y. Booth at G.I.R.L. 2017 Posted by Deb Hazlewood October 19, 2017 Johnna earned her God and Me award in 2015 with Rev. Rusty Cowden, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Warren, OH. Pastor Rusty was a member of the P.R.A.Y. Board of Directors for several years, even serving as Board President. When Johnna stopped by the P.R.A.Y. booth at G.I.R.L. in Columbus, OH, the first thing Deb Hazlewood did was to take a selfie and send it to Pastor Rusty. His reply? “The two of you have made my afternoon brighter.” Thanks, Johnna, for connecting good friends and putting a face to our shared ministry! Comments(0)
Another Successful Run! Epiphany Lutheran Church Posted by Deb Hazlewood October 10, 2017 "Epiphany Lutheran Church in Suwanee, Georgia is proud to announce the successful run of our 4th installment of a multi-level PRAY course! We have been running the program every other year for four sessions, allowing our oldest scouts to complete the levels as they age up. We extend the invitation outside of our home troops, and typically 25-30 students at all four levels join us for our multi-week sessions. This year, we are proud to announce that four Boy Scouts earned their Four Star awards! We also had several Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts complete God and Me, God and Family, and God and Church. The program ends with a pizza & cake celebration that is always a highlight! We hope to build on our success in two years to help our youth grow in faith and extend our church's outreach to the community. We sincerely appreciate Pastor Chris Hermansen and the Epiphany family for hosting us, and our many volunteers who are passionate about bringing this program to life!" - Submitted by Kim Towne Comments(0)