Frontlines

On saturday, my summer sunday school went to experience the community at Weston Park (in Etobicoke). We first went to Frontlines. The community is soooo different than in Scarborough. There are sooo many people walking, it's a lively neighbourhood in the morning.

We meet the director. She's sooooo nice and very very welcoming!! When we meet her, it just felt like another home. Unlike here where sometimes you just don't feel like you fit in. She also brought a little boy. He was our tour guide for the day. Both VERY nice people just opened up to us. They shared so much about their lives. In like 10 minutes, it's like I felt I knew them. The director also just poured out God's love to us and to the kids (who by the way, kept on coming and coming).

ooo... I forgot to mention...you might be wondering what Frontlines is, right?? Well it's a drop-in community centre where the kids on the neighbourhood can play together and at the same time learn what an AWESOME God we have.

After the getting to know the director and the boy, we decided to go WEEDING!! yup yup WEEDING!! We went to a park. while heading there, we knew God was with us because there was this program called "Art in the Park" where African drummers, Latin groups were performing. Since my sunday school teacher loves the African drums, we went to check out the performances. It was like a Jamaican experience. We ALL felt like we weren't in Weston Park but in Jamaica!! Neat eh??

After weeding, we were heading to Frontlines for lunch. A 15 year old guy, who is soooooooooo awesome, decided to cook us LUNCH!! We had BULLYBEEF.... wonder what that is?? Well it's corned beef. We also had JERK CHICKEN!! it was sooo delicious!! hm...... i'm still drooling over those...... Food was also Jamaican. Another Jamaican experience!!

Afterwards, lots and lots of kids dropped by to play foozball, air hockey, nintendo 64, help wash dishes, basketball outside, biking, etc. The kids were SOOO happy with what was in front of them. Unlike the better off people who complain and complain. Why not follow the kids' examples of being HAPPY and GRATEFUL for what you have????

After chilling, we went to Weston Park Baptist Church for a "gratitude circle". We each had to say what we were grateful and 1 thing we learned....

I'm grateful for just this experience. I'll never forget the director, the kids and my summer school class having fun and enjoying ourselves!!

I learned that no matter were we go, joy can alway be by our sides. HOPE is also present. God is also present!!