KIPP Academy

Neighborhood groups are our church's version of the "small group". Ours has the privilege of meeting at KIPP Academy in East Nashville once a week for fun times with some of the students. KIPP is a charter school where the kids attend school from 7-5 each day and go on some Saturdays as well. The teachers are truly amazing people. We get to play games during an open gym time and then do one on one reading afterwards. The kids are NUTS at the end of a long school day, so open gym helps to work out some of the "crazies" before reading. Each year, the program has been tweaked a bit but has stayed the same for the most part. It's a blessing to get to know these kids and their parents that we may not have the chance to know otherwise. Here's a picture of our last meeting of 2010 at our house around the fire pit. I'm really thankful for these friends who teach me so much about serving, leadership, and how to really live in a community. Plus, they're really fun!