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DEVELOPED OVER the past few years by volunteer fellowship members, the Eternal Life Fellowship’s after school drop-in centre is quickly developing into an after school homework program.
Eternal Life Fellowship’s vision is to respond to the material, social and spiritual needs of the people in the Gordonvale community by providing a place of hospitality for Indigenous families and whoever drops in.
Local children come for afternoon tea, Bible story telling and a talk with the volunteers while they wait for their parents to finish work.
Fellowship member Mike Adam tells of his conversation with Shelly when he asked whether she had much homework to do that night.
Mr Adam said she smiled shyly and said, “Yup, I got an assignment, a project, and some reading. Teacher wants it in tomorrow.”
A few more questions from Mr Adam revealed that Shelly was in grade eight and was finding the work quite hard.
He said the young girl was incredulous when he offered for her to do the work on a computer in the church hall with some help from a volunteer teacher who was a member of the team, but loved the idea.
“I’m not dumb you know,” she said, “I just need a break.”
Mr Adam said the team prays that the children who come to the after-school drop might know that Christ’s love is for everyone.
Eternal Life Fellowship is a small congregation of the Calvary Presbytery and expressed its gratitude for a UC Foundation grant for assistance to buy equipment for the ministry.
Photo : Happy participants from the Eternal Life Fellowship after-school program. Photo courtesy of Calvary Presbytery
