by Lance Kraai | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
The summer is winding down which finally gives me a moment to catch up on this website. We just finished our seventh summer of the Breaktime Bakery and as some of you know, we took the Bakery kids to Mackinac Island for a four day trip. For the first time in four...
by Lance Kraai | Jul 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
This blog has been quiet for a while, in large part to the busyness of the summer. Breaktime, the Bakery, Urban Farm, and Community Garden are all running at full steam, and time to write is rare. Today is that rare day. I want to start by saying I love middle school...
by Lance Kraai | Apr 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
This past Sunday was GEMS Sunday. Every year the girls who attend GEMS are invited to attend church at Fourth Reformed on the last Sunday of the GEMS season. It can be hard to get many of the girls to come to the church service, but we had a pretty good showing on...
by Lance Kraai | Apr 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is April 24 and I woke up this morning to snow on my car. Regardless of the persistent cold, it appears that Spring is around the corner. We are entering into that strange time of ministry transition where we wrap up EMS, High School and GEMS, and prepare for the...
by Lance Kraai | Apr 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
By now, many of you have noticed I’m not running the 25k this year. For the first two years of our Run Eric Run (now Run NCN Run) fundraiser, the goal was to raise enough money to force me to run the 25k. I volunteered for that crazy assignment, and truthfully enjoyed...
by Lance Kraai | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
When you work with youth, there is always that fear that the kids won’t like you. If you have worked with kids before and have always been well liked by them, you will still have that fear when joining a new group of kids. You worry you are not cool enough, smart...
