Impact

On Friday we helped set up for the Easter bash.  It was supposed to rain on Saturday so unfortunately the Easer bash got canceled and we had to take everything back down. Though that happened we were able to meet and bond with an 8^th grader named Jeremiah. He told us how he comes to the center to work and to stay out of trouble. The thing that really hit me was when I asked Jeremiah if he wanted to stay in Mississippi after he graduated. He said he’s already thinking of places to move when he does graduate. He was able to see the problems that were and are going on in the neighborhood, he was tired of it and he wanted it to be over. I like how he sees the Perkins center as a safe haven, he knows how it is in West Jackson and he sees how there is a need of a change. To me this show how there is really a need for a change and that the Perkins center is a light in the dark. People know where the Perkins center is it’s a start of a change here.

I love the church here. They aren’t afraid to worship. They stand and clap and praise with no shame. They are happy and excited to worship God I really enjoyed seeing that. They were so happy though they are in a place where homes are destroyed and windows are boarded up with wood. They are still able to smile and worship God wholeheartedly.

From, Aryeh j. Perry