Thursday, October 27, 2011

Interview with Helen

What does an average day in BLING TAP look like?
I  come in and  there are  lots of kids everywhere. I get my journal out and answer the questions that are there. When I am done with that miss nicki has something for us to do like make memory wire or make earrings. Then at 5:30 we go down stairs and prepare the dinner for the kids then clean up after them. Then come back up stairs and return to what we were  doing.

The skills I have learned at TAP is:
-How to use head pins, how to make memory wire bracelets, and use a jump ring.

-How to fax paperwork, how to serve dinner to little kids, and how to clean the tables and benches.
-How to be on time.
-How to interact with children.
The most difficult thing is:
Sometimes turning the wire…opening the jump ring and closing it.

The best thing is:
When I learn how to make different types of jewelry.
I feel I am growing as a person by ….
Learning new things and creating things I never create before. How have I grew in my personality is having a positive attitude towards each and everyone.  And also being patient.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

BLING goes to CCDA!



Fortunate, blessed, and honored once again to be at the annual CCDA conference, I was encouraged to INNOVATE in ministry. I was also encouraged by speakers and fellow urban ministers that if you love and remain faithful, you are following the Jesus way. In a society that embraces numerical success and visible signs of rapid growth, it was beautiful and reviving to have a conference that is simply interested in supporting and inspiring the current workers to keep on keepin' on. 

People were encouraged by the BLING story, and I was encouraged by them.

-Nikki