by Danny Franks on March 4, 2010
If you’re an inside-the-Beltliner or a Falls Neuser or Crabtree crabber or something similar, you’re gonna want to pay attention:
We’re talking about cranking a north Raleigh campus soon. The first interest & info meeting happens this Sunday at 2 PM in the Bay. There, you’ll get the inside scoop and have a chance to ask some questions. And if you happen to have a house with a living room that seats 400 people, we’re especially interested in you being there.
For more info, contact Ethan Welch.
by Danny Franks on March 3, 2010
If you’ve got four hours a month burning a hole in your pocket, I’ve got a job for you.
The Brier Creek Campus is looking for a volunteer who can make the supply run for the coffee bar (and related ministries) twice a month. Here are the deets:
- Two to two and a half hours, every other week.
- Time is flexible: you can do it Mondays – Thursdays, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
- You need a car with a good sized trunk, or a back seat will do in a pinch.
- We provide the shopping list, the funds, and the B.J.’s membership card, you provide the labor.
- Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.
Interested in serving your campus staff in this way? Contact Danny for more info.
by Danny Franks on February 20, 2010
This weekend the Summit will be taking a historic step of faith as we vote on the purchase of our current Brier Creek warehouse space, as well as an additional building and some adjacent land. I’m asking you to pray fervently that God would be honored and the gospel would go forth as a result of this vote. If you’re a covenant member, I hope you’ll be in attendance tomorrow as we step forward!
You can read more about the proposal here.
by Curtis Alan on February 19, 2010
In an effort to impact the huge need for foster care of children in RDU, the Summit is partnering with KidsPeace Foster Care. Ashley Tyndall is a member at the Summit who serves as the Family Resource Specialist of the KidsPeace Durham office. We have asked her to share what makes KidsPeace special and how you can be involved.
~Curt Alan, Community Pastor
Seth has seen more than most of us would even imagine. This small child was a victim of regular physical and emotional abuse, and he witnessed his sisters being sexually abused. Seth often went without meals, and he describes a week that went by with only a jar of peanut butter to share with all of his brothers and sisters. By age eight, Seth and his siblings had been entered Child Protective Services Custody and were placed in separate foster homes.
Understandably, Seth had some behavioral and emotional difficulties that many people just couldn’t understand. He needed a committed family to provide a higher level of support than traditional foster care. Seth was referred to KidsPeace Foster Care and Community Programs of NC, which provides Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC). TFC agencies like KidsPeace serve children that have a mental health diagnosis. Many of the children who are referred to us have been abused or neglected in the past, and some have never had an adult who could stick with them.
KidsPeace believes that these children can be best served in their own communities and within a family structure. TFC parents don’t need to be experts in child psychology, but they do need a genuine desire to help children in crisis. KidsPeace offers a high level of ongoing training and 24/7 support, as well as a stipend to cover the financial expenses of having a child in your home. We focus on fostering resiliency and increasing the protective factors that help kids succeed. We also take extra time to match children’s specific needs with the strengths and preferences of our foster families in order to ensure the best possible match.
At first, Seth couldn’t see why he should trust his therapeutic foster parents any more than the biological parents that had allowed such horrible things to happen to him. But his foster parents refused to give up on him. Gradually, he began having fewer nightmares, his negative behaviors decreased, and he even made honor roll at school for the first time. Seth is currently eleven years old and is midway through the process of being legally adopted by his KidsPeace foster parents. He still has a long way to go, but he recently told his social worker, “I’m pretty sure KidsPeace saved my life.”
If you are interested in learning more about being a KidsPeace therapeutic foster family, or finding other ways to serve children in need, please attend our upcoming orientation session. The session will be at 7pm on Wednesday February 24th in the SummitKids area across from the Elementary Worship room. Please RSVP to me at Ashley.tyndall@kidspeace.org You can also check out KidsPeace National Centers online at www.kidspeace.org or our YouTube channel for videos at www.youtube.com/user/KidsPeaceFosterCare.
by Matt Clark on February 15, 2010
Has God laid the burden of foster care on your heart? KidsPeace is a therapeutic foster care agency that serves children that have a mental health diagnosis, and these children have behavioral or emotional difficulties. These children are among the most neglected and they need adults who will stick with them. Learn more at their next orientation: February 24, 7 – 8:30 pm; SummitKids Area at Brier Creek. To RSVP for the orientation contact Ashley Tyndall.