I recently read an article on the Psychology Today website about the “summer slump” among children. The title of the article was “The Summer Slump: Do Kids Backslide During Summer Vacation?” It stated that some education professionals believe a summer slump occurs when all the summer activities cause children to be less engaged in educational…
A team of twenty PVS Mission volunteers traveled to Vidor, Texas in April to partner with Nehemiah’s Vision in repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey. We were blessed with the opportunity to help two families return to their homes after almost twenty months in temporary shelters. Ms. Germaine had been living in a FEMA trailer…
We have two opportunities to give an offering this month for two special ministries. On May 12, we will collect a special offering for the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries (GBCHFM). In 1872, Second Baptist Church in Atlanta opened a children’s orphanage which later became the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home. Today, GBCHFM operates…
Our April mission trip to Groves, Texas, was a huge success. Twenty PVS Mission volunteers traveled over 700 miles to minister to three families whose lives turned upside-down by Hurricane Harvey. We installed insulation and sheetrock in the Mitchell family’s home, primed and painted the interior walls at the Vargas’ home, and reworked the electrical…