Touching Hearts and Transforming Minds It was an honor and tremendous opportunity to be used as the hands and feet of Jesus during Project SHINE 2019. Now in its 10th year, we went back to some very familiar organizations and added some new ones to the list. The SHINE infographic gives a glimpse of where we served and projects completed, but the heart of SHINE is how the gospel was shared and hearts were touched. The following provides a glimpse of the week through the reviews we received and student testimonials that were shared. Thanks to all the PCA staff, volunteers, and sponsors who made this week possible! For our annual PCA SHINE day, the junior class went to an organization in Detroit called Central Detroit Christian, or CDC. Following our arrival, we had a discussion with the volunteer coordinator who explained the struggles faced by the people who live there. He explained the many obstacles it takes to remove oneself from poverty and get to the middle class. It was very eye opening and left me with a different viewpoint than the one I had when I originally walked in. Rosalia Vileo, PCA 11th Grade Student This year SHINE was very impactful in my life. It was not only the work that I did in the community, but the lesson that the volunteer coordinator taught us. This lesson was about people in poverty and why it is so hard for them to get out of poverty. Matthew Powers, PCA 11th Grade Student Being in Detroit and seeing things people have to go through everyday showed me how blessed all of us really are and how much we take for granted. Rebekah Anger, PCA 11th Grade Student Dear PCA students, Thank you for the incredible bag of Easter goodies! This is the first Easter bag I have received in over 50 years. I hope you had a wonderful Easter plus a chocolate bunny plus a colored egg plus a celebration at church about Jesus! Thank you for putting together these bags to give to others. Being kind and caring is what truly matters every day. My friends and I appreciate it and will pass on kindness in our own way. I think you all must be very special indeed! With warm regards, Nurse Mary Mott Children’s Hospital Cardio-Thoracic Pediatric ICU The work that we did during SHINE was enlightening and made me think about what I can do to help my siblings in Christ have a better life. Gabriella Kellogg, PCA 11th Grade Student We cannot thank you enough for including Starfish Family Services in Project SHINE. Our staff cannot say enough good things about your students. I just went down the hall to see how the teachers felt it went and they said, “Can they come back every day!?” Gratefully, Kailey Vowles, Starfish Family Services Volunteer Coordinator
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45
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