What His Mom Never Taught Him
It was time to teach our big one—the class of 44 kindergarteners. (Yes, all in one class.) Just then we heard it—a loud, high pitched wailing coming from a group of children returning from recess to their classroom down the hallway. My first thought when I heard the...
Why She Acts the Way She Does
The girl rushed past us in the hall. We had just finished a character lesson in her class moments before, so I wondered why she was so upset. Then I recalled an incident during the lesson when she had started to say something and didn’t get to finish. Could that have...
Walmart Greeter
He was just sitting there. He had a slight smile on his face. Something inside me told me to go talk to him. But I was at Walmart! I was there to shop, not witness. He was an employee, in charge of checking receipts. His name tag said “Doug.” I walked toward him, so...
Praise Really Works
At one of our Bible clubs we have seventeen little boys on our small group. That’s crazy! Every week we get more children. The kids are awesome, but one of the boys would not behave. Every week we had to give him disciplinary checks, and my teaching partner and I...
Character Based Correction
When I agreed to tutor several third grade girls for an hour at school I had no idea what I was getting myself into. During our time together they had a terrible time listening to instructions, and there was an undercurrent of anger in the words that they spoke to one...
What Character Looks Like In Real Life
It was our toughest class at this school. Even though the lesson started off well, I could sense tension in the room, like we were just barely holding their attention. Suddenly, without any warning, one of the kids sprang to his feet in a panic attack and bolted...
Love The Lord With All Your Heart
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When I came to In The Gap I had no idea how homesick I would be. The first several weeks here were an emotional drain and I thought there was no way I was going to make it through the whole session. But God had different plans! Just a few weeks into the session I was...
Can I Be On the Other Team?
One of the older boys on my small group asked me this question the first two weeks at Bible club. Those are not easy words for a small group leader to hear. My partner and I were doing the best we could, trying to make our time with these five boys both fun and...
Summer Challenge 2014
Thank You!! Dear friends, Thanks to your prayers and financial support, the Summer Challenge reached $18,310.00! Thank you for standing with us! Because of your generous giving, many children and young adults will be further equipped, inspired, and mobilized to...
Proud to Humble
By Nathan Collins I’ve got this. I've been teaching Bible lessons for over three years. I’m good at this kind of teaching. If I had to, I could get up and give it right now with no practice and would probably do amazing. That was my attitude about my Bible lesson...
An Unexpected Outcome
By Jonan Kiang The sound of desks screeching across the floor, chairs scraping, pencils flying around and clicking to the ground. You’ve got to be kidding me. Again? Last fall, I failed almost every single time to maintain discipline in this class. Why do they make so...
Next Generation
By Ezra Lanctot We hold an opportunity to serve and love these children. Dear little souls that are trapped in a world filled with turmoil, hate, and rejection. Here at In The Gap we fight every day to speak God's truth into their lives, the truth that they are worth...