ENP News

On March 6th several buses of Fresno Christian students “ditched” school for the day and went out on a mission to bless our city!  They served in 9 different locations including:

Victoria Park (Clinton & 99) where they raked leaves and painted picnic tables; Raintree Convalescent Home where they blessed the residents by spending time with them, painting nails, drawing, and just hanging out; Graffiti Clean-Up (Marks & Ashlan) working alongside the City of Fresno; Community Food Bank, packing food boxes; Neighborhood Thrift: handing our flyers in the Tower District;  New Life for Girls: yard clean-up; Kepler school where they just made themselves available to help where needed.

It’s AMAZING what a bunch of kids can accomplish in a few hours!  They blessed and beautified our city and at the same time were able to get a glimpse of some of the needs, challenges and opportunities to continue investing in Fresno in the days, months and years to come.

ENP was pleased to work alongside Fresno Christian and help coordinate their Serve Day.  We look forward to the opportunity and look forward to working alongside them in the future!

Check out the short video Fresno Christian students created with highlights from their day.

Saturday Sports at Pyle . . . it was the first day back for the kids and volunteers following the winter break.  They were dedicating “The Peace Place” which is an octagonal area on the playground under the trees with benches which was built by a group of volunteers from The Bridge.  It’s a place available for classes so they can have class outside sometimes. It is also a designated place for kids who are getting angry or frustrated. Before they get in trouble, they can take a personal time-out and go to the “Peace Place”.

On this first day back at Saturday Sports about 50 people from the church came to dedicate “The Peace Place” and pray for the school.  They also did some campus clean-up and then ended the morning with a big BBQ lunch for everyone.

Projects like this, and weekly events like Saturday Sports that draw members of the church onto the school campus and into the neighborhood bring awareness of the many opportunities for The Church to engage with the community and be a part of the lives of the children and families.

Once you spend time with a bunch of kids on a Saturday morning, your heart just keeps telling you to to come back!