Juvenile Hall - Tuesday Night Praise Report

Team Leaders!!!

What a great time we had on the commitment side tonight! You are all to be congratulated on the great parties you hosted. Thank you for leading and enlisting servant volunteers.

Stats for Tuesday Night:

8 Churches participated with
121 Volunteers present (a total of 154 signed up)

149 Incarcerated youth received gifts and a party with
41 Staff attending the parties

33 Youth accepted Christ
42 Made rededications

Totals for Both Nights

18 Churches participated (some did parties both nights)
264 Volunteers attended
306 Youth were ministered to (with 30 in lock down - ministered to one on one)
99 Staff attended the parties
459 Gift bags were given to the youth and staff
114 Youth made professions of faith
73 Youth made rededications

Note to Entire Monday and Tuesday Group: I applaud each and everyone of you and your groups. Ronnie and I were so proud of the way you handled your units. Thank you for the food and drinks you provided to the kids and staff. The staff just could not say enough good things about the parties. They said you are great people and that it was a pleasure for them to work with you.

Tonight we had a small challenge with our high security unit but Northpointe stepped up to the plate and made it work. They had to divide their group into two parts and conduct two simultaneous parties with programs and refreshments being in separate rooms.

I want to personally thank First Southern, Sanger - First Southern, Reedley - and Lifeway for going the second mile in hosting parties for both nights. Tonight they hosted the SAU (substance abuse unit) and 29 visiting parents. These churches provided food for 100 (lots of staff in this area). We were able to give an ornament and a bag of candy (Janice Oxford from Cornelia Avenue bagged these) to each parent as they left the facility.

I'm asking that you share the results with your pastors and church leaders. We are so proud of Southern Baptists and the ministry they provide with this event each year. Thank you for your faithfulness. Please be in prayer as we take in approximately 40 volunteers from 7 churches to host one huge party at Boot Camp for 205 cadets and staff tomorrow night.

Standing in awe of His grace,

Carol Climer