Juvenile Hall - Monday Night Praise Report

From: Carol Climer

To: Team Leaders

Thank you for your hard work!!!!!! Tonight was truly a time to give God all the glory. He touched this event with His hand of grace!!!

I've just finished adding all the numbers and wanted to give you the results of the Monday night party. This is also being sent to those of you who will be leading the Tuesday night party.

Keep in mind that this event is put on totally by Southern Baptists:

13 Churches Particiapted with
143 Volunteers Present (a Total of 176 signed up)

157 Incarcerated Youth Received gifts and a party with
58 Staff attending the parties

22 Incarcerated Youth were locked down for security purposes and did not have a party but gifts were placed in their property - they will receive the gifts when they are released or change units

210 Bags of gifts were given tonight - 179 given to the youth on the detention side with the remaining 31 to be given to the next 31 kids incarcerated

The reason for the parties is to lead these young people to the saving knowlege of Jesus Christ or to strengthen them in their walk with the Lord through a rededication. Keep in mind that Ron works with 17 chaplains to minister to these kids on a daily basis - so your efforts and results tonight are a huge blessing and will require lots of hours of follow up - praise God!!!!

81 Youth accepted Christ
31 Made Rededications

And the majority asked for prayer. One of my volunteers will be typing up the decision sheets and you will be emailed your groups decisions and prayer requests (hopefully this week).

The staff praised all of you!!!! They were so pleased with your smiles, attitudes, and your preparations for the kids with absolutely no problems in the units. Thank you for your sweet spirits in the units tonight.

We want to especially thank Alma Bray and her team from Sierra Heights for their understanding attitude and gracious relocation. For those of you not present tonight - Alma's group has done the high security unit for 32 years - tonight her unit - for the first time was locked down - so we reassigned them to work with another group. No complaints - just a willingness to serve!!!!

You left your fingerprints in the hearts of young people tonight that God will nurture for the rest of their lives. Thank you for sharing your love and truth of our Saviour with these young incarcerated youth.

In awe of God's grace,
Carol