How did we ever get a crew of kids to show up after school excited about work? There's an easy three-letter answer: KAA!
This summer, we're again taking twenty-five Granny's House kids to what some call “Paradise” - Kids Across America Kamps (KAA) on Table Rock Lake in southern Missouri. This experience is truly an ei
ght-day immersion into the very heart of God!
We sponsor KAA Work Days to give the kids an opportunity to earn Kamp Points to spend at the Kamp Store we set up the weekend before leaving for kamp. And this week, the kids enjoyed one of their favorite Work Day jobs: spreading a truckload of mulch over our front yard.
One summer, as a curious student counselor helped unload our bus at KAA, he commented, “Nice bags… did someone donate them?” assuming they were gifts from a generous donor. I quickly responded, “Oh no… the children purchased them!”
In public housing, we often see children carrying their belongings back and forth in big, black plastic trash bags; we want our kids, however, to have a safer way to transport and store their things at kamp. Every summer, we purchase almost every item on their Kamper List: everything from towels to toothbrushes, from journals to t-shirt and, of course, those “nice bags.” However, this is not just one more handout…
This week's KAA Work Day provided another opportunity for Granny's House kids to KNOW that work is good and that their Heavenly Father gives great grace to work to provide what they need for kamp, rather waiting for a hand-out. We see it as one more step in a life-long journey of providing for themselves and others.
-Granny Pam
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