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Letter from the President & Publisher-In-Chief FORT BEND

Volume II, Issue 2

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Bible Trivia

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Mission Bend Christian Academy Receives Sizable Donation from Local Motorcycle Group

12 ‘From the Inside Out’ 20 Jewish Roots 22 The National Day of Prayer

Ignites Fire on the Altar 24 Pastor Profile 28 Dear Doctor 30 “One Size Fit All” 35 The Little Boy Movie 36 As I See It 41 Local Christian School Highlights 42 The Buzz About Fort Bend 44 Fort Bend Christian Magazine’s

2015 Christian Camp Guide

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In my job, I have had the privilege to meet many wonderful Christians. Unfortunately, I have noticed that many of them are extremely concerned about the downhill direction our nation, and overall, the world has gone. We seem to be living in an era where our entire sense of morality has reversed- an era in which what is evil is called good, and what is good is called evil.

While watching our world degrade, I myself often get devoured by the hopelessness of it all. This pessimistic mindset traps many Christians, who fall into the misconception that all is lost. However, the Word of God reminds us that we were born for such a time like this. God is not taken by surprise by today’s transpiring events. He is not devising a strategy with his archangels planning His next move- instead, He is in total and complete control.

Whether or not our nation will be saved and in doing so, remain a world leader, is not for us to decide. All we can do is remain faithful and complete the tasks the Lord sets before us. Be vigilant and pray without ceasing. But know this; God will fulfill His will whether or not we remain faithful.

Who say, “Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come to pass, that we may know it!” Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.” Isaiah 5:19-21 Joseph R. Menslage President/Publisher Fort Bend Christian Magazine joseph@houstonchristianmagazine.com

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Mission Bend Christian Academy Receives Sizable Donation from Local Motorcycle Group

By Jessa McClure

Dozens of children line the sidewalk in front of Mission Bend United Methodist Church, holding streamers and awaiting the arrival of a very special guest. In a moment, excited squeals ring out from the group as they hear the roar of 14 motorcycles rolling down the road toward the entrance of the church.

The Deacons of Deadwood, a motorcycle group that prides themselves on being the most well-respected motorcycle group in Houston, has come to present Mission Bend Christian Academy with a sizable check to benefit a fund that will help give more students the chance to attend the school.

“On Friday, February 6, the group showed up on their motorcycles in their motorcycle garb, sporting their jackets that said Deacons of Deadwood across the back,” said Jennifer Craft, who is Head of School at MBCA. “All the students were allowed to sit on a motorcycle and get their picture taken and talk to the gentlemen. They had a blast. We had a blast. It was wonderful.”

It was at that time that the group presented the school with a

donation that will benefit the school’s Tree of Life Scholarship Fund.

“The [scholarship fund] was started about 10 years ago when some business leaders in the community looked at the school and wanted to work out a way to support our school,” Craft said. “A lot of our families need financial assistance. So, these business men created this fund on behalf of the school and approach different businesses to support this fund.”

Because the fund has been kept up over the years, the school can provide financial assistance to many of its students.

“The amount given by the Deacons of Deadwood will help to fund up to six students next year,” Craft said.

The academy is just one of 13 beneficiaries who receive funds from the organization who has given over $1 million since they began in 2002.

Craft first became aware of the group when she met one of its members at a function she attended. The two began to talk about the Tree of Life Scholarship Fund, and the man told Craft that she could apply for a grant through the Deacons of Deadwood.

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Although this is the first year MBCA has applied and received a grant from the Deacons of Deadwood, Craft said the school will now apply annually to be a beneficiary of the generous organization.

“We were so excited to be one of their recipients this year,” she said.

Craft hopes to use donations from organizations like the Deacons of Deadwood to eventually support 50 percent of the school on financial assistance.

“Right now, we support about 25 to 35 percent of our school,” she said. “In the future we hope to reach out to other families who, because of financial reasons, might not be able to attend the school.

Therefore, our school will grow and we will reap the benefits of the

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‘From the Inside Out’: Texas Foundation Helps to Start Movement in State Prisons that Could Change the Penal System Forever

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Grove Norwood was just a small business owner and Sunday school teacher when he felt a stirring in his heart for those incarcerated in Texas state prisons.

The twinge of empathy, he realized later, was in fact a call from God to not only minister to those who are behind bars, but to start a movement inside these maximum security facilities that would bring peace and reconciliation to the men who need it most.

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In 2009, Norwood started the Heart of Texas Foundation—a group that gave presentations and seminars about the power of forgiveness and reconciling with loved ones and those they’d hurt inside some of the state’s most dangerous prisons.

“As we began to [give these presentations] the word began to

get out,” he said. “I then got a call from Angola, Louisiana with an invitation to come and visit the Louisiana State Penitentiary. That’s where we discovered the tremendous difference between our prison systems as opposed to theirs.”

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It was on this January 2011 trip to what was once called “America’s Bloodiest Prison” that Norwood and the members of the foundation realized that this old title was no longer true. The penitentiary was now one of the safest prisons in the country.

But what caused this drastic change? What caused these violent criminals to put away their fists and learn to be peaceful?

culture had changed, and done so from the inside out. The rule book had changed at Angola, because the men who lived there changed.

When the inmates changed, the security staff changed. As the security staff changed, the Warden’s rule book began to change. In my opinion, when the penal rule book changes, you have penal reform.

That’s what prison systems have been seeking for hundreds of years.”

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The answer came from Senior Warden Burl Cain who had been overseeing the nearly 6,000 inmates for 15 years.

“It was the Seminary Bible College,” he told Norwood and his colleagues. “We started the school during my very first year here.

And from the very first year we began the school, our violence rate began to drop. Now, fifteen years later, the violence rate is down over 70 percent.”

When Cain became the warden he realized that the “lifers”— those with life sentences or extremely long sentences, were living a hopeless existence. So, he built a relationship with the local New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and eventually helped to put a seminary right inside the maximum security prison for inmates to take classes.

Cain said the graduates of the college had helped him in reducing violence and stopping fights before security had to get involved.

They have taught classes and preached sermons. More than 25 churches have sprung up inside the prison at Angola and one of the churches is even a member of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastored by a “lifer,” who is a graduate of the Angola Seminary.

“We discovered for ourselves the first we had ever seen of fundamental prison reform in ‘real time,’” Norwood said. “A prison’s entire

The Beginning of the Movement

The Heart of Texas Foundation members came back to Texas with a renewed passion for replicating the same idea in Texas prisons.

Norwood was especially affected by what he saw in Angola. The Angola Senior Warden, Burl Cain, told Norwood that he would help Norwood start a seminary in a Texas prison. Norwood took him at his word. And they became friends with a common vision.”

“I had already been called by the Lord to go into prisons, but it was the Angola trip that totally transformed me with a new vision,” he said.

Norwood and his team began a partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and was allowed to focus on the Darrington Prison Unit because of its proximity to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s J. Dalton Harvard School for Theological Studies in Houston.

“I called the president’s office without ever having met him and asked for an appointment,” Norwood said. “I went up there and spoke with him and asked him to join us in this work. He didn’t hesitate in saying yes. He already knew about the Angola miracle and the fact that their seminary had made a transformation.”

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Department of Criminal Justice, and the Darrington Warden, the Heart of Texas Foundation opened the “Southwestern Seminary at Darrington” in the fall of 2011 with a class of 40 freshman. These men had been chosen from a pool of 600 applicants. Full-time faculty professors from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary campus in Houston were hired to come into the prison and teach on a daily basis.

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“As the semesters wore on, another class of men, and then another, were bussed from prisons all over Texas to begin seminary.

The population of the school swelled to nearly 180, where it is today,” Norwood said. “We now have four full classes in the seminary— freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Beginning in May, we will graduate our first Senior class of nearly 40 men. But that is just the beginning. After they graduate, they will be transferred to other Texas prisons, as ‘Field Ministers.’”

Norwood is quick to point out that these men are not just going to be sharing the Gospel with the men in other prisons.

They will be counseling, mentoring, teaching, preaching and helping to reduce violence by acting as mediators between inmates and inmates, and between inmates and the security staff.

“They will be a catalyst just as the disciples were,” he said.

“They are can share the Gospel in a way that I cannot. They can help lead other prisoners to spiritual transformation and eventually moral rehabilitation. Our graduates are all lifers, and men with extremely long prison sentences, just like Angola’s. They will be ministering in our Texas prison system for many, many years after graduation, and ministering to men who will be getting out.”

Since beginning this program four years ago, the Darrington Unit is reported to have seen a reduction in violence, and many report that a culture change within the prison has begun. Inmate Seminary students are being allowed to do new kinds of activities that have heretofore not been allowed.

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“As the men prove themselves to the prison system, we will see the Texas rule book change, just as it did at Angola,” Norwood said.

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But although prisoners all over the state will be greatly affected by these field ministers, the true beneficiaries are the children of these incarcerated men, Norwood said.

“Eight out of 10 children of [imprisoned] daddies are destined to go to prison like their parents,” he said. “That’s what we’re seeing impacted at Angola, and I think the same thing will start happening here in Texas.”

Not only have lawmakers sat up and taken notice of what’s happening in Louisiana and at Darrington, but other prison systems in other states have also begun to realize the profound effect these seminaries have on the inmates and the penitentiaries as a whole.

The movement has already begun to spread to Florida, West Virginia, Mississippi and Georgia, Norwood said. And little by little others are calling to see how they too can launch their own prison seminary.

“Our vision is to help all of the states in the United States have just one seminary within one penitentiary that will be sending graduates out to other prisons in the state,” he said. “They just need one engine to be creating these equipped men.”

The Heart of Texas Foundation, through the kind support of its donors and contributors, works hard to fund all of the school’s expenses. For the school to be constitutional, all funding comes from private sources. The seminary is offered on a voluntary basis to all male inmates who qualify, and accepts qualified applicants from all faiths, religions and denominations. Because the school has reached its desired capacity of nearly 200 full time students in the four college levels, the Heart of Texas Foundation is now working to secure a larger building for the school, and hoping to remodel an old gymnasium on the prison’s campus into a state-of-the-art facility with classrooms, libraries and a fellowship hall.

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Jewish Roots

By Iris Salmins

Yeshua’s ( Jesus’s) time on earth was predicted by many Jewish prophets in the Tanakh (Old Testament).

Micha 5:2 - “But you, Beit-Lechem near Efrat, so small among the clans of Y’hudah, out of you will come forth to me the future ruler of Isra’el, whose origins are far in the past, back in ancient times.”

Isaiah 53:12 “Therefore I will assign him a share with the great, he will divide the spoil with the mighty, for having exposed himself to death and being counted among the sinners, while actually bearing the sin of many and interceding for the offenders.”

Proverbs 30:4 - “Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has cupped the wind in the palms of his hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak? Who established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you know!”

These prophecies, taken out of the Complete Jewish Bible by David Stern, are just a few of the many Jewish prophecies about Yeshua ( Jesus).

So, Yeshua, ( Jesus) was prophesied about in the Jewish Tanakh (Old Testament).

These and other Jewish prophecies were the foundation of John the Baptist’s preaching.

As we learned in the last issue of the magazine, there is no “J” sound in Hebrew, so no one actually called this Jewish admonisher, “John.” He would have been called Yochannan.

Another logical, but rarely discussed fact is that he was not a member of First Baptist two blocks north of the Temple. He was not even a Baptist.

“Baptist” means immersion. Immersion is a Jewish custom dating all the way back to the book of Leviticus and it is still being practiced by some groups of Jewish people.

So next time you hear of someone being “Baptized,” you will know that they are participating a “Christian” custom with very Jewish roots.

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These are desperate days. World wide, nationally, in our cities and even in our homes. People are loosing hope. Politician’s have no answers. Congress has no solution. Where is God? Where are God’s people? What is God saying to us? “…if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

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Pastor Profile: Randy Beck of Water’s Edge Church

By Malisia Garcia

Water’s Edge Community Church was founded by Pastor Randy Beck in 2007; they began to worship weekly in February 2008.

Pastor Randy Beck accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in his heart as his lord and savior at the young at the age of 10. Pastor Beck reflects back on that day saying, “As the youngest of three, my older siblings had made that decision well before I was old enough to remember, so I struggled to surrender and say yes for a while. It was through this journey of struggling those months that the decision was anchored deep in my heart. When I finally said yes to the gift of His grace, I recall the overwhelming sense of being forgiven and knowing God’s peace in my life even as a child. I grew up in a family that was very involved and committed to the local church. My father served in volunteer roles from Bible Study Leader to leading worship in smaller churches. My mother was either at a piano or an organ every Sunday in my grade school years”.

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The Calling to Preach Pastor Beck goes on to say, “I surrendered to the call to Gospel Ministry at the age of 16. I walked this path with many mentors, including my sister who surrendered to the ministry while a student at Baylor. My call to ministry was a very convicting call, similar to my conversion. I was given opportunity to use my gifts early and serve through a great student ministry in those formative years. This calling early in my life provided a blessing of knowing the path God desired without a large wandering through college years. It allowed

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Water’s Edge is a Southern Baptist Church, so doctrinally the church would be described as an evangelical church. In hopes the name helps to emphasize their focus more so in reaching the community than expressing their denomination. The church’s central mission is to Love God, Serve People and Share Christ. This is achieved uniquely in the church through values that drive Biblical Teaching, Authentic Community, Intentional Simplicity, Purposeful Stewardship and Strategic Missions.

Pastor Beck believes the gauge for success is not numerical growth alone, but along four criteria in the lives of those connected at Water’s Edge Community Church – A Deepening Devotion, An Active Compassion, An Expanding Influence, and A Faith-Filled Life.

Each of these give a measure to gauge real impact made over just worship services being offered.

Pastor Becks goes on to say, “We were blessed to have great churches pour into us as ongoing sponsors early on, including Brazos Pointe Fellowship, Kingsland Baptist Church, and Houston’s First Baptist Church. Denominational support also provided resources from a state convention and a local association in San Felipe Baptist Association, which Randy serves currently as Moderator. Water’s Edge plays a prominent role in leading a collaboration of local churches across denominational lines in reaching the local area where Water’s Edge has been placed for the gospel. Christ Together Fort Bend links churches across Richmond, Rosenberg, Pecan Grove, Ful-

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shear and even Simonton in demonstrating and communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every man, woman and child in our given geography. Pastors are working currently at building a shared sermon series and collective target for ministry in our community for greater impact in the Kingdom than could be accomplished alone. More info at www.christtogetherfb.org, including a 31-day prayer app for our area.”

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Pastor Randy and Charny Beck married May 25, 1996. Pastor beck goes on to say that they meet in a youth group in high school and dated all through college. “Charny Beck is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and serves the church in more ways than could be described. Primarily, she gives wisdom and the capacity for care for so many, beyond the church and into the community. She contracts leading in various schools in resourcing children with special needs and the connection between a district and a family. Charny also offers services in private practice as a counselor with children, adolescents, and women. More info at www.charnybeck.com,” states Pastor Beck. They have four girls; Allyson is 15 and a freshman at Foster High School, who is said to be active on the JV Volleyball Team and eager to drive. Ashley is 14 and in eighth grade at Briscoe Junior High, active on Volleyball and Tennis Teams. Abby is 9 and in the third grade, and their youngest is Anna Kate is 7 and in first grade, both at Frost Elementary.

When asked Pastor Back what was his favorite scripture he replied, “Galatians 1:10, English Standard Version (ESV) For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a

servant of Christ”. He begins to reflex on this scripture as to what it means to him and he replies, “I discovered this verse shortly after surrendering to the call of ministry. It reminded me then, and still to this day, that I serve God for His pleasure”. What a powerful word of God and to recall when entering ministry of any kind. It is for us to look to God, and not the approval man. After all it is through God and God alone that will allow us to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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By Betsy de Vega The KnILE Center

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For this reason, not one way of teaching works for the masses. Education is much like a personality trait, there are some traits we can all relate to, but not all of us can relate to one trait. So with this said, how do you know which type of school is best for your child. Below are some important things to look for when choosing a school: 1- Types of schooling available- Which is the best fit for

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As I sit here watching the Texas House of Representatives elect their Speaker I’m reminded that in the next 140 days these men and women will see constituents from their districts, delegations from business and many other interests while attending committee meetings to hear testimony on the seven thousand to nine thousand bills that will be introduced. It is a huge job and a short time during which to accomplish the business of Texas.

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dents will participate in a 2 ½ hour daily lesson where they will get to learn piano, vocal, guitar and percussion. There are 4 different weeks available for this option. June 15-19 or July 6-10: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. June 22-26 or July 13-17: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Option Two - 4-6 years olds: Introduce your little ones to Music! In this option, students will participate in a 1 hour daily lesson where they learn piano, singing and rhythm, all while developing an appreciation for music. **Parent/ Guardian participation is required with this option. There are 4 different weeks available for this option. June 15-19 or July 6-10: 10 a.m.

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Faith West Academy 2225 Porter Rd Katy, TX 77493 (281) 845-8912 www.faithwest.org Camp West 2015 Session 1 - June 22-26 Session 2 - July 6-10

family. Go to www.campwest.org for more information and registration link.

Session 3 - July 13-17

Fellowship Christian Academy 16355 Old Richmond Rd. @ Dora Lane Sugarland, TX 77498 (281) 495-1814 www.fellowshipchistianacademy.org

Camp West is located on the beautiful 42-acre development in Katy, Texas. Camp maintains a 10:1 camper to counselor ratio and six lifeguards. Facilities include a great sports complex with a double full-size air conditioned gymnasium, indoor rock wall, two ball fields, six acre lake & park, two zip lines over the lake, 75’ water slide, 20’ water trampoline, and two fishing lakes. Six additional features have been added to the lake for 2015; floating Jungle Jim Water Play Station, Summit Express Water Slide, Freefall Water Slide, 14’ Iceberg Climbing Wall, Rockit Water Rocker, and Spin Wheel Running Track.

Camps are for all children from kindergarten to 7th grade. Camp hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Faith West offers camps and retreats throughout the year that meet the needs of your

June 1 - August 14 Hours offered: M-F, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.

For ages 18 months through 8th grade We are excited to offer a fun summer program again this year! We will have enrichment activities to keep academics fresh in the mind, water/splash days (weather permitting), sports activities, bible classes, worship music & praise dance, and much more! If you are interested in enrolling your child, please visit our website at fellowshipchristianacademy.org or visit FCA for the enrollment form(s) and for more detailed hours and fees. Registration is required to attend. Classes are filled on a first-come first-served basis. If you have any questions, we encourage you to call our school office at 281-495-1814. Our summer program is a great way to keep your child involved this summer.

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hand-building. Then they get a chance to develop their wheel throwing skills on the potter’s wheel! Pottery painting will include interesting figurines as well as creative and functional pieces. Glass fusing is a popular art medium that explores designing interesting one-of-a-kind art projects and jewelry using colorful pieces of glass!

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Fun, Fair, Positive Soccer Fort Bend League (800) 828-PLAY www.ffps.org Summer camps at Fire It Up run Monday-Friday from 10am-1pm (unless otherwise noted) for children 8-14. Every week campers will get a chance to try out several different art mediums including pottery painting, glass fusing, hand-building with clay, potter’s wheel and jewelry making!

Who says you can’t try it all? Each week projects will include different masterpieces so sign up for as many weeks as you’d like!

Campers will learn the history of the ancient art of clay and several different techniques of

The ‘UK Classic Camp’ program is a truly rewarding and fun experience for players who would love to play soccer. The ‘Classic’ camp curriculum is designed for players of all ages and sessions enable skill learning, focusing on all aspects of individual technical and tactical development.

About the Camps U.K. International provides the most unique soccer experience and fun for any kid who loves soccer! All the Coaches are from

the United Kingdom (UK), which gives the program a unique experience. Each coach is certified, screened, and background checked to ensure a safe environment for the kids. There is a limited camper to coach ratio to ensure maximum attention to each camper.

UK International offers the following sessions: Mini-Camp: • 4 and 5 year olds • 1 1/2 hour sessions (if available in your area).

Half-Day Camp: • 6 to 16 year olds • 3 hour sessions Full-Day Camp: • 6 to 16 year olds • Two (2) - 3 hour sessions (*) (*) The Full Day Camp is (2) Half-Day camps (one in the morning and one in the afternoon).

Note: Both Half-Day sessions should be chosen within the same week.

Infinity Music And Dance 104 Industrial Blvd. #106 Sugarland, TX 77478 (281) 545-1400 info@infinitydanceandmusic.com

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Keep your child’s mind active during the summer. Studies have shown, over and over again, how music lessons contribute to intelligence. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glen took music lessons. Before that, there was Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Charles Dickens. Have you heard of the Mozart Effect? A study demonstrated that music has the effect of improving test scores, cutting learning time, reducing errors, improving creativity and clarity, healing the body faster, integrating both sides of the brain for more efficient learning, and raising IQ scores 9 points. In 1996, the College Entrance Exam Board Service conducted a study on all students taking their SAT exams. Students who sang or played a musical instrument scored 51 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and an average of 39 points higher on math. It’s quite clear – music makes you smarter!

We offer a healthy balance of light and more intense study which is an excellent opportunity for your child to explore some of the multiple elements of music - rhythm, pitch, dynamics, timbre, texture and, of course, melody. Music is education and education lasts a lifetime and can never be taken away. Our friendly teachers will enhance the learning experience with fun activities. Contact us for a brochure about our summer camp for 6-11 year olds.

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Learning Rx Of Sugarland 14015 Southwest Freeway #10 Sugarland, TX 77478 (281) 302-4088 www.learningrx.com/sugarland LearningRx of Sugar Land is offering Brain Training Camp for school age kids from 5-15; Accelerated Brain Bootcamp programs also available for college age kids. Engage the brain in ways that will stimulate brain growth.

Increase your child’s IQ by 15 points, improve their ATTENTION span, increase their MEMORY capacity, improve their READING and COMPREHENSION abilities by bringing them to Brain Training Camp. We will work one on with each student to deliver our cognitive brain exercises. Send them back to school with a faster more efficient brain. Call today for Early Registration Specials through 4/30/2015.

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Logos Prep Academy

Summer time at Heritage Baptist Church is exciting! We have three big events that you will not want to miss.

Our first stop is Kids’ Camp, June 22-25 for children who have completed grades 3-6 (cost $120). Every game, craft, and lesson is specifically geared to elementary-aged children, so come enjoy learning about Jesus at Pine Springs Baptist Camp, just outside of Nacogdoches.

The next stop is Vacation Bible School taking place July 13-17, which is free and open to children who have completed kindergarten to fifth grade. This year we will be discovering Jesus by April / May 2015

exploring science through our theme Son Spark Labs. The week will be full of crafts, games, snacks, puppet shows, and so much more.

Our last stop is Teen Camp in Bogg Springs, AR on July 19-24 (cost $120). When you combine laser tag, zip lining, strobe light dodgeball, and late night comedians, you know you have a camp where teens will have a blast while still disconnecting from the everyday and fully connecting with Christ in a new and meaningful way. For more information on any or all these events, please contact us at 281-4034994 or heritagebcmc@gmail.com.

13303 Southwest Fwy Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281) 565-6467 www.logosprep.org This summer, Logos Prep in Sugar Land will partner with Wheatstone Ministries to offer an opportunity for students 15 years or older to earn dual credit by attending The Academy’s summer conference. This one-week program will earn students 3 units of college credit through HBU and .5 elective credits at Logos Prep. Students will experience over 67 hours of quality instruction, attend concerts, visit two art institutes, and engage in deep, meaningful discussions.

Pirates Bay Waterpark 2407 Market Street Baytown, TX 77521 (281)4 22-1150 www.baytown.org/piratesbay

Pirates Bay, located in Baytown, Texas, features attractions for everyone! From zero beach entries, a large active and colorful Pirate themed water play center complete with a large dumping bucket, a 671 foot long lazy river, large slide towers, the Flowrider surfing machine, and a wave pool that brings tons of enjoyment for all the family!! The park also features a climbing wall, crossing challenge, and a small rectangular pool for lap swimming and programs such as swim lessons, and water volleyball. Two concession stands offer a variety of meals and snacks that can be enjoyed in inviting covered picnic areas. Pirates Bay is a popular location for parties, family reunions and company outings. We also offer an air-conditioned meeting room (available year-round), party tents, and large pavilions available for rent for your birthday parties or family get-togethers. Pirates Bay provides FREE tubes, FREE parking and coolers are welcome (just no glass bottles or alcoholic beverages please). Come JUMP IN to Pirates Bay! Special events and activities include: bonus hours, dive-in movies, toddler hours, and swimming or surfing lessons.

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The PARC 402 Eldridge Sugarland, TX 77478 (281) 634-8926 After School Care (281) 634-8925 Sports and Recreation www.theparc.org The PARC offers an outstanding Summer Day Camp. Camp Yahweh has been serving the communities of Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosenberg, Stafford, Missouri City and Houston for over 12 years.

The first day of camp is on June 8, 2015 and ends on August 21, 2015.

Hours of operation are 7:00am – 6:30pm.

We provide care for children ages 5 years of age through children that have completed 5th grade.

Students will follow a faith based curriculum as well a specialty camps such as, but not limited to, cooking, sports, arts and crafts, science exploration, video games, model building and more. They will also take a field trip every

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week and will swim once a week. Field trips include but at not limited to: Splashway Water Park, Museums, Benihana’s, Ceramics shops, Laser Zone, Ice Skating, Skating, bowling, rock climbing, Another Time Soda Fountain and more. We have a large indoor gym, kitchen, game room and lots of room for the children to play.

Learn more at www.theparc.org.

Trinity Kids Camp Trinity Lutheran School Downtown 800 Houston Ave. 77007 (713) 229-2921 June 1st- August 14th 2015 Monday- Friday 7am- 6pm 1st-10th grade Type of Camp: Full-Day, Co-Ed, arts, sports Trinity Kids Camp sets the goal of sharing Christ’s love in a fun and safe environment.

With weekly chapels, trips to the pool, and field trips, this summer will be filled with new friendships, new experiences, and most importantly a closer relationship with our Lord.

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Richmond, TX 77406 (832) 344-2162 www.watersedgecc.com Water’s Edge Community Church has a simple mission of LOVING GOD, SERVING PEOPLE and SHARING CHRIST. Water’s Edge has a great current location in Fort Bend on 5503 FM 359, near Pecan Grove. Once a children’s theater, the worship space serves as a perfect location for kids to discover what it means to hold on to God’s mighty power in everyday life.

Kids will connect with new friends, participate in amazing experiments, join Glacier games, enjoy lip-smacking snacks, hear incredible music and experience surprising adventures.

They’ll even take home Sciency-Fun Gizmos to use all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings.

Join us the first week of summer Monday, June 8 through Thursday, June 11 from 6:00pm 8:30pm for all this fun and much more. Ages for this adventure are 3 years old to completed 5th grade. Spots fill up fast and are limited, so register today!

REGISTER at www.watersedgecc.com or call 832-344-2162 for more information.

Fort Bend Family YMCA - Missouri City 4433 Cartwright Rd. Missouri City, TX 77459 (281) 499-9622 T.W. David Family YMCA - Richmond 911 Thompson Rd. Richmond, TX 77469 (281) 341-0791

Join us for one of the summer programs available at the T.W. David Family YMCA and the Fort Bend Family YMCA. Y summer programs offer the perfect opportunity to make playing and learning a family goal. We offer day camps, sports, sports clinics, swim lessons, swim teams, and more. Learn more at ymcahouston. org.

Faith Lutheran Church Join Us on Sundays Traditional Worship - 8:00 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.

Contemporary Worship - 10:30 a.m.

We are living as a congregation without walls in ministry to our Acquaintances and in teamwork with other congregations of the area.

We are reaching non-churched people with life needs through prayer and supportive relationships in small care groups which are stepping stones to full Kingdom life. We are a congregation living in Biblical truth and love through the transforming power of the cross and resurrection of Jesus.

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