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Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc.
Newsletter ~ September/October 2006                   Serving Inner-City Youth and Families

A Break Through                              the rules. Two weeks later, Pastor
                                             Mike Higgins from Redemption
                                                                                       the front. Justina said, ”It’s time to
                                                                                       be your own man and make your
This past summer we served 65                Fellowship, came to speak to this         own decision.” Three more slowly
campers and sponsored 7 teen                 group of young men. After the             walked to the front. Justina gave the
workers. Almost half of the                  session was over, they were asked         3 remaining instructions as to what
campers were new to our program.             how the class went. They                  they could do while the others are
It was a challenge bringing the old          responded by saying how Pastor            practicing. The next day, 2 more
and new campers together,                    Mike was “cool” and how he talked         decided to participate. The “ring
especially since we had a small              to them about stuff they were really      leader” was by himself. He even
neighborhood gang to join us. This           interested in and made them think.        stayed home for a few days. By the
crew of 13, put up a hard, stubborn                                                    5th week of camp, he realized that
                                             The following week, the class had
exterior, but with the team work of                                                    he didn’t have to keep his angry,
                                             to make a decision about whether
our loving, caring staff and                                                           hard exterior up when he was with
                                             or not they would participate in a
volunteers, along with the good                                                        us. We made it known to him that
                                             major camp activity which would
news of the Gospel, this hard                                                          we were not there to judge or
                                             cause them to work together and
exterior could not stay. This group                                                    discourage him, but to encourage
                                             present themselves before the
that stood together in rebellion                                                       and challenge him in a positive,
                                             whole camp. Justina asked for all
started to break into individual                                                       loving way.
                                             who wanted to participate to “take
people. For example, our 12-14               courage” and walk to the front. A         Please pray for these young men.
class of 15 boys was mostly led by           little over half of the class walked to
this one 13 year old young man. If
he did not participate, no one
participated.
                                                                             Praise God!!
We began to teach lessons on
“Courage”. Have the courage to
                                                             3 kids prayed to receive Christ this summer!!
stand alone for what is right and                               7 recommitted their walk with Christ!!
good. Have the courage to choose
what will be beneficial to you,                     Heaven rejoices when 1 sinner receives Christ and so do we!
when others are pressing you to
choose what may harm you. Have
the courage to be a “Man of Honor
and Integrity.” Some of the young
                                             An “On Time” God
men started pulling away and                 When the phone rings at 6:30 am           she would. I told him that she did
began making choices to                      Sunday morning it must be                 stop by and we talked, but she did
participate in activities and follow         important. I stumbled to the living       not know where she would be
                                             room and answered. An angry               staying that night. He began to vent
                                             voice of a young man was on the           about the events that have been
                                             other end. He asked me where his          taking place between them and the
                                             baby’s mother was. The mother             baby. As he talked, he became
                                             was recently evicted from her             angrier. He went on cursing and
                                             apartment and had been over to my         swearing about how he has lost his
                                             house the day before looking for          job because he could not find a
                                             help. Before leaving my house, she        sitter for the baby. He couldn’t go
                                             had called the baby’s dad. She had        anywhere or do anything because
                                             left the baby with him for over 2         of the baby. He feels the mother
                                             weeks and he was furious with her         only cares about being with other
                                             because she did not pick the child        men. He shouted about what he was
   Justina serves the kids at summer camp.   up the evening before, as she said                              (Continued on page 2)
September/October 2006 ~ Page 2                                                        Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc.

(Continued from page 1)
going to do to her when he sees her
again. I took deep breath as I
                                        How You Can Help                               After School Program
prayed inwardly for God to give me
what to say to this violently, angry                                                   It’s time to Learn, Learn, Learn!
                                         • Cleaning supplies: big garbage bags,
young man. I needed “right                 mopping & cleaning solutions                Yes, class is in and it’s time for SCM
guidance!” I began to try to talk him    • We welcome snacks and drink boxes,          to continue our work with teachers
down. I knew that he would not be          year round.
                                                                                       and parents to help these inner city
able to hear anything through the        • Gatorade                                    students strive for academic
rage he was feeling.                     • Events that you can plan to be a part of:   success. All hands are on deck. Our
Finally, he was silent and listening.        ⇒ Transportation to the October           2006/2007 ASP fulltime staff are as
After I talked a little, he responded             Fest at Redemption Fellowship        follows: Justina Dix, Anna Winter,
calmly, but eventually worked                                                          Rebecca Neighfinger, Khamirah
                                             ⇒ Thanksgiving Dinner at the ASP          Miller, and Nancy Lindsey. We are
himself up into another bout of rage.
His last words before hanging up             ⇒ Sponsor a child for Christmas           so excited about our roster of
the phone were of how he was                                                           weekly volunteers for this school
going to hurt her. I didn’t know his         ⇒ Christmas Wrapping Party                year. Last year we broke our own
location, but I had his sister’s             ⇒ Valentine’s day Party                   record of having more new
number. She was aware of her                                                           volunteers than years past. All of
brother’s anger problem. She was             ⇒ Easter Celebration                      them are returning along with our
willing to get the baby and meet the                                                   beloved faithful Sally Doster, Anne
mother for the exchange. But how                                                       Burlas, and Katie Weber.
could I get in touch with the mother?
As my family and I were getting
ready to leave for church, the phone
rang. It was the mother! She was
taking the bus to pick up her baby
                                        Dix Family Update
and decided to call me to ask for       After watching the police bust in              took 4 days for us to recover
more info. I thanked the Lord! I        the door of his home and putting               DreLeon. The young lady that had
shared with her what had happened       his mom in hand cuffs, 4 year                  him had 6 children of her own.
and warned her to make the              DreLeon was whisked away by a                  DreLeon was filthy and hungry. He
arrangements to meet the sister.        neighbor into hiding. It looks as if           was so glad to see us and his
She was grateful, because she said      my niece will stay in jail for a while,        brother. In his sweet little voice, he
he would carry out exactly what he      this time. 6 year old MyLeondre                told us stories of what he had been
said he would do to her.                would have seen the same thing,                through and seen in the last few
                                        but my niece called the night                  days. The young lady assured me
She and I will talk more about her      before to inform me she would not              that she was trying to help by not
poor choices and how they affect        be able to pick him up for the                 letting “DFACS get him.” I later
her child.                              weekend. MyLeondre lives with me               learned that this family was
Justina Dix                             during the week to attend school               involved in drug activity.
                                        and spends the weekend with mom
                                                                                       I have enrolled DreLeon in the
                                        and 2 younger brothers. The
                                                                                       same elementary school Pre-K
 Flag Football                          youngest was with another family
                                        member on the dad’s side. I knew
                                                                                       program that his brother goes to in
                                                                                       Summerhill. They no longer have a
 Football season has begun!. The        DreLeon would be confused and
                                                                                       home to go back to, because they
 Summerhill Soldiers are off to a       shaken up by what he had seen and
                                                                                       were evicted a week after the bust.
 winning start with Phillip             was now with strangers. The next
                                                                                       Acting in the best interest of these 2
 Yarberough coaching our 18-            day I questioned neighbors to try to
                                                                                       fellows, they will be living with me
 under team and Emanuel Dix             find DreLeon. Everyone was helpful
                                                                                       for some time while my niece
 coaching our first time 15-under       except the uncle of the young lady
                                                                                       decides whether or not she is ready
 team. Our 18-under team is 3-1         who had DreLeon. I could tell he
                                                                                       to get help and gets it.
 and our 15-under (mostly rookies)      was suspicious of me. He may have
 are 1-3 so far this season.            thought I was a Social Worker.                 Pray for us all as our family goes
                                        After going on a few wild goose                through this transition and for the
 All games are played at South          chases, I demanded for this uncle              healing of these boys.
 Bend Park in South Atlanta.            to tell me where my nephew was. It
Page 3                                                                           Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc.



Summer in Summerhill
The sounds of summer are a joy to       day she was right by my side
hear! One of my favorites is kids       looking to be steadied and safe.
splashing, laughing and playing in
                                        Was she ever really in danger? No,
the pool. It was wonderful to enjoy
                                        there was a lifeguard just a few feet
the summer sun with our incredible
                                        away. But she called out to me
summer camp kids, especially in
                                        because she knew she could trust
the pool. I realize I’ve taken for
                                        me to come to her. What struck me
granted the ability to swim and
                                        the most is the picture this small
play, since I grew up on a river in
                                        incident paints of all of our lives. I
the country. Many of the girls in
                                        know there was a point when I was
my class rarely have the
                                        drowning in my own sinful life and I
opportunity to enjoy a cool dip in
                                        had to call out to God to rescue me.
the pool, except for with summer
                                        He came to lift me up and bring me
camp. It’s a joy and privilege to
                                        to the safety of His arms. I’m
join in the fun at the pool with them
                                        encouraged that when things in
on a hot summer day!
                                        these kids’ lives can be so
One moment that sticks out in my        overwhelming and difficult that
mind from our days at the pool was      they have the same awesome God
when a little girl in my class (about   watching out to rescue them when
5 yrs old) called out to me “Ms.        they call. I’m thankful that I have
Rebecca Help Me!” She appeared          the opportunity to be used as his
to be bouncing and splashing in the     hands and feet sometimes to be
water for fun, and then I saw the       there for them when they are in
look on her face and realized she       need. It is an honor to be a small
really needed me to help her            part of the lives of the children and
because she couldn’t touch. I           I thank God that He can save them
walked over and picked her up,          from the depths of the pool.
she clung onto me spitting out
                                        By Rebecca Neighfinger
water as I walked to the side. She
and I sat for awhile on the edge as
she caught her breath and
regained her nerves to enter                 Summer Pictures
the water. For the rest of the
September/October 2006 ~ Page 4                                               Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc.



Servant Hearts




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Summerhill Community Ministries Newsletter Sep Oct06

  • 1. Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc. Newsletter ~ September/October 2006 Serving Inner-City Youth and Families A Break Through the rules. Two weeks later, Pastor Mike Higgins from Redemption the front. Justina said, ”It’s time to be your own man and make your This past summer we served 65 Fellowship, came to speak to this own decision.” Three more slowly campers and sponsored 7 teen group of young men. After the walked to the front. Justina gave the workers. Almost half of the session was over, they were asked 3 remaining instructions as to what campers were new to our program. how the class went. They they could do while the others are It was a challenge bringing the old responded by saying how Pastor practicing. The next day, 2 more and new campers together, Mike was “cool” and how he talked decided to participate. The “ring especially since we had a small to them about stuff they were really leader” was by himself. He even neighborhood gang to join us. This interested in and made them think. stayed home for a few days. By the crew of 13, put up a hard, stubborn 5th week of camp, he realized that The following week, the class had exterior, but with the team work of he didn’t have to keep his angry, to make a decision about whether our loving, caring staff and hard exterior up when he was with or not they would participate in a volunteers, along with the good us. We made it known to him that major camp activity which would news of the Gospel, this hard we were not there to judge or cause them to work together and exterior could not stay. This group discourage him, but to encourage present themselves before the that stood together in rebellion and challenge him in a positive, whole camp. Justina asked for all started to break into individual loving way. who wanted to participate to “take people. For example, our 12-14 courage” and walk to the front. A Please pray for these young men. class of 15 boys was mostly led by little over half of the class walked to this one 13 year old young man. If he did not participate, no one participated. Praise God!! We began to teach lessons on “Courage”. Have the courage to 3 kids prayed to receive Christ this summer!! stand alone for what is right and 7 recommitted their walk with Christ!! good. Have the courage to choose what will be beneficial to you, Heaven rejoices when 1 sinner receives Christ and so do we! when others are pressing you to choose what may harm you. Have the courage to be a “Man of Honor and Integrity.” Some of the young An “On Time” God men started pulling away and When the phone rings at 6:30 am she would. I told him that she did began making choices to Sunday morning it must be stop by and we talked, but she did participate in activities and follow important. I stumbled to the living not know where she would be room and answered. An angry staying that night. He began to vent voice of a young man was on the about the events that have been other end. He asked me where his taking place between them and the baby’s mother was. The mother baby. As he talked, he became was recently evicted from her angrier. He went on cursing and apartment and had been over to my swearing about how he has lost his house the day before looking for job because he could not find a help. Before leaving my house, she sitter for the baby. He couldn’t go had called the baby’s dad. She had anywhere or do anything because left the baby with him for over 2 of the baby. He feels the mother weeks and he was furious with her only cares about being with other because she did not pick the child men. He shouted about what he was Justina serves the kids at summer camp. up the evening before, as she said (Continued on page 2)
  • 2. September/October 2006 ~ Page 2 Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc. (Continued from page 1) going to do to her when he sees her again. I took deep breath as I How You Can Help After School Program prayed inwardly for God to give me what to say to this violently, angry It’s time to Learn, Learn, Learn! • Cleaning supplies: big garbage bags, young man. I needed “right mopping & cleaning solutions Yes, class is in and it’s time for SCM guidance!” I began to try to talk him • We welcome snacks and drink boxes, to continue our work with teachers down. I knew that he would not be year round. and parents to help these inner city able to hear anything through the • Gatorade students strive for academic rage he was feeling. • Events that you can plan to be a part of: success. All hands are on deck. Our Finally, he was silent and listening. ⇒ Transportation to the October 2006/2007 ASP fulltime staff are as After I talked a little, he responded Fest at Redemption Fellowship follows: Justina Dix, Anna Winter, calmly, but eventually worked Rebecca Neighfinger, Khamirah ⇒ Thanksgiving Dinner at the ASP Miller, and Nancy Lindsey. We are himself up into another bout of rage. His last words before hanging up ⇒ Sponsor a child for Christmas so excited about our roster of the phone were of how he was weekly volunteers for this school going to hurt her. I didn’t know his ⇒ Christmas Wrapping Party year. Last year we broke our own location, but I had his sister’s ⇒ Valentine’s day Party record of having more new number. She was aware of her volunteers than years past. All of brother’s anger problem. She was ⇒ Easter Celebration them are returning along with our willing to get the baby and meet the beloved faithful Sally Doster, Anne mother for the exchange. But how Burlas, and Katie Weber. could I get in touch with the mother? As my family and I were getting ready to leave for church, the phone rang. It was the mother! She was taking the bus to pick up her baby Dix Family Update and decided to call me to ask for After watching the police bust in took 4 days for us to recover more info. I thanked the Lord! I the door of his home and putting DreLeon. The young lady that had shared with her what had happened his mom in hand cuffs, 4 year him had 6 children of her own. and warned her to make the DreLeon was whisked away by a DreLeon was filthy and hungry. He arrangements to meet the sister. neighbor into hiding. It looks as if was so glad to see us and his She was grateful, because she said my niece will stay in jail for a while, brother. In his sweet little voice, he he would carry out exactly what he this time. 6 year old MyLeondre told us stories of what he had been said he would do to her. would have seen the same thing, through and seen in the last few but my niece called the night days. The young lady assured me She and I will talk more about her before to inform me she would not that she was trying to help by not poor choices and how they affect be able to pick him up for the letting “DFACS get him.” I later her child. weekend. MyLeondre lives with me learned that this family was Justina Dix during the week to attend school involved in drug activity. and spends the weekend with mom I have enrolled DreLeon in the and 2 younger brothers. The same elementary school Pre-K Flag Football youngest was with another family member on the dad’s side. I knew program that his brother goes to in Summerhill. They no longer have a Football season has begun!. The DreLeon would be confused and home to go back to, because they Summerhill Soldiers are off to a shaken up by what he had seen and were evicted a week after the bust. winning start with Phillip was now with strangers. The next Acting in the best interest of these 2 Yarberough coaching our 18- day I questioned neighbors to try to fellows, they will be living with me under team and Emanuel Dix find DreLeon. Everyone was helpful for some time while my niece coaching our first time 15-under except the uncle of the young lady decides whether or not she is ready team. Our 18-under team is 3-1 who had DreLeon. I could tell he to get help and gets it. and our 15-under (mostly rookies) was suspicious of me. He may have are 1-3 so far this season. thought I was a Social Worker. Pray for us all as our family goes After going on a few wild goose through this transition and for the All games are played at South chases, I demanded for this uncle healing of these boys. Bend Park in South Atlanta. to tell me where my nephew was. It
  • 3. Page 3 Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc. Summer in Summerhill The sounds of summer are a joy to day she was right by my side hear! One of my favorites is kids looking to be steadied and safe. splashing, laughing and playing in Was she ever really in danger? No, the pool. It was wonderful to enjoy there was a lifeguard just a few feet the summer sun with our incredible away. But she called out to me summer camp kids, especially in because she knew she could trust the pool. I realize I’ve taken for me to come to her. What struck me granted the ability to swim and the most is the picture this small play, since I grew up on a river in incident paints of all of our lives. I the country. Many of the girls in know there was a point when I was my class rarely have the drowning in my own sinful life and I opportunity to enjoy a cool dip in had to call out to God to rescue me. the pool, except for with summer He came to lift me up and bring me camp. It’s a joy and privilege to to the safety of His arms. I’m join in the fun at the pool with them encouraged that when things in on a hot summer day! these kids’ lives can be so One moment that sticks out in my overwhelming and difficult that mind from our days at the pool was they have the same awesome God when a little girl in my class (about watching out to rescue them when 5 yrs old) called out to me “Ms. they call. I’m thankful that I have Rebecca Help Me!” She appeared the opportunity to be used as his to be bouncing and splashing in the hands and feet sometimes to be water for fun, and then I saw the there for them when they are in look on her face and realized she need. It is an honor to be a small really needed me to help her part of the lives of the children and because she couldn’t touch. I I thank God that He can save them walked over and picked her up, from the depths of the pool. she clung onto me spitting out By Rebecca Neighfinger water as I walked to the side. She and I sat for awhile on the edge as she caught her breath and regained her nerves to enter Summer Pictures the water. For the rest of the
  • 4. September/October 2006 ~ Page 4 Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc. Servant Hearts P. O. Box 160294 • Atlanta, Georgia 30316 • 404-964-4604 • justinascm@juno.com • http:www.summerhillcm.com