Monday, July 19, 2010
Vacation bible school
The residents at Alverta Bolick are enjoying their “Summer guests” from different youth groups. This past Saturday a youth group came to teach the residents about God’s creation. They made books for each day of creation and colored the pages as well as learned the creation story. Many of the boys walked away realizing that God is the creator of everything, but most importantly that God is the creator of each one of them and has made them each unique and perfect in His image.
Posted by Asheville on 07/19 at 01:02 PM
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
DDM Enjoys a Day in Thomasville for Family Gathering 3
Family Gathering was established in 2000 by Dr. Blackwell and comes around only every five years. This day brings together every staff member, child, and resident from across all of BCH’s areas and services in North Carolina. When you put all those folks together, you get one of the largest “families” in the state! This year, DDM was very involved in various games and activities. The favorite hit (no pun intended) was the dunking booth. Our residents loved dunking the staff members of BCH. They had no mercy! The smiles on their faces were indescribable. Our DDM staff and residents also enjoyed the large, bouncy inflatables, McDonald’s burgers, looking for their tapestry squares, and listening to great music and testimony under “God’s beautiful canopy”. The day continued with a parade, praise and worship at the church, and a historical skit by Professor Q and his funny assistant, Beeker. The day ended with us capturing our first DDM group photo ever made, and many hugs were exchanged before departing from each other. It was simply a great day for all of BCH!
Posted by Martha Surratt on 07/07 at 08:45 AM
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
BCH Hosts Annual Special Ministries Camp in Thomasville
The last week in May holds a special tradition for our DDM ministry. It is our annual Special Ministries Camp, or commonly known as Respite Camp. Campers from around the state spend a few nights at our Family Resource Center on our Mills Home Campus in Thomasville while participating in well-planned, fun activities. Camp gives the parents or caretakers of these individuals a chance to go on vacation or simply rest at home while knowing their loved one is not only being taken care of but also having the time of their life! Activities enjoyed this year were bowling, swimming, grilling out, glow golf, multiple service projects, spirit-filled bible studies, dancing, eating, late night Cookout milkshake runs, toilet paper escapades, movies, etc…the list is too long! We had 10 campers this year which is the most we’ve ever accommodated. Our counselors were Johnathan Dillon from Stegall Home and Dee King from Mercer Home. A special ‘shout out’ goes out to DDM Office Manager, Carol Mabe, who put her heart and soul into this camp to make it a memorable event!
Posted by Martha Surratt on 07/06 at 02:06 PM
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Youth Group Visits our Home
The Bolick Believers had a wonderful day of games, fellowship, good food, and singing yesterday with a youth group from Kentucky. The boys said “they must be famous to have people come that far just to visit them.” The boys were able to help them with service projects around the house and work together as brothers and sisters in the Lord serving Him. We talked about what it means to be a servant and how our “lights” shine as we do work unto the Lord. Rob was able to present the gospel to the group and challenged them to know Jesus because He could return at any time, it brought tears to my eyes.
Posted by Asheville on 07/01 at 10:17 AM
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
125th Anniversary
The Bolick Believers traveled to Thomasville yesterday to celebrate Baptist Children Home’s 125th Anniversary. The day was full of big smiles, dancing, singing, food, fellowship, and fun. We marched in a parade with our banner that read “Bolick Believers.” I asked each resident what was their favorite part of the day and their responses were:
“i made new friends”, “the dunking booth where i got to throw the ball and dunk Mr. Keith”, “the singing”, “the dancing”, and “meeting my pen pal that i write in Thomasville.”
We were able to plant an oak tree in our yard in honor of the 125th anniversary. We are excited to watch it grow over the years; knowing we are part of history.
Posted by Asheville on 06/16 at 10:47 AM