This Saturday, I went to church A in Brooklyn for a children ministry. The main purpose of this children ministry is to give the neighborhood children the chance to play sports in a safe place. If there are any chances, sharing how much God love them.
Church A has a indoor basketball place. This church is surrounded by a neighborhood where poor people live. On the weekend or at Friday night, sometimes these neighborhood children have no other places to go or have no safe places to play. This church A provides a nice free basketball playground for the children.
A basketball coach and his family were with the children. The coach used 20 minutes rule: play basketball games for 20 minutes and sit down to listen to real sport players’ stories. Then, go back to play basketball for 20 minutes with a different game and sit down for a story. Two hours passed by, while none of the children got bored.
In the basketball play sessions, 15 children aged from 5 years old to 14 years old learned how to walk with ball, how to carry the ball and cross obstacles. They also learned how to play competitions in a 5 members team setting. In the story sessions, the children got to learn how to be a person who knows how to control his or her anger. What is the importance of not take negative actions, when one person is angry. What are some ways to hold on to one’s anger such as deep breath, walk away, and talk with a friend.
It’s so important to have a safe place for children to grow up. It’s great to have good coaches, good friends, and good trainings.
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