At the Crossing we all teach and live by five core values that really effect every movement of life. If you are a new reader of these blogs it will help to know that our five core values are: Relationships, Empowerment, Love, Integrity and Truth. At the Crossing we “live” these values out with all [...]
February 24, 2010 – 7:42 am
At the Crossing, class is never completely dismissed. I was sitting at my desk today and heard Carrie* chuckle about something. Last week one of our volunteers and I noticed a cute and peculiar mannerism of hers, and I was reminded of that as well. The sounds, sights, smells and even touches of the kids [...]
February 7, 2010 – 4:18 pm
As this New Year and new semester has started, we are seeing the Holy Spirit at work. Within the first week of school, students in first session organized a Bible study/discussion group over lunch time. Our first meeting was out of this world, literally. The questions they had were so deep. And as we discussed, [...]
November 29, 2009 – 5:35 pm
OK………That NWEA crap test we had to do in the Fall really cut into our productivity! It screwed up a whole week of work and for what? We did this so we can defend our status in the political realm and so our numbers can show improvement and so on! Our kids need the time [...]
October 1, 2009 – 8:08 pm
Make sure to check out our Flickr account for lots of fun photos from the Elkhart Crossing Chicago trip!
August 25, 2009 – 2:22 pm
“Kind words promote instruction.” Solomon, the Old Testament author of the book of Proverbs, is so very correct. We can move a lot of people a long way in a definite direction if we are diligent in using this principal of wisdom. Build people up, speak of their preciousness, remind them they have a potential [...]
OUR OPINION The South Bend Community School Corp. has had a hard time getting alternative education programs established that meet the needs of its student population. Failure to do so has hurt students and hurt the school system. It has undermined student performance, left many kids with nowhere to turn and suppressed graduation rates. The [...]
Brandon Zolmen Narrative Essay They say that everything happens for a reason. Well, I guess they’re right. I lived in Leo, a medium size town on the edge of Fort Wayne. After getting in so much trouble, getting kicked out of school, and losing our house; my family moved to Butler and I knew if [...]
This has been a very demanding couple of weeks! My big blond lab had to be put down because she was old and had bone cancer that had spread to the lungs. I held her while the vet put her to sleep prior to the final shots. She was a faithful old friend. One of [...]
The Haiti team is home! After a long day of travel, we have safely arrived back to our houses. We are each looking forward to some of the comforts from home: familiar meals, hugs and kisses from children, and comfortable beds. On Monday we went to a beach resort. It was a beautiful day to [...]
One word can summarize the excitement of the day- EEEK! While digging in the newly tilled garden, a very large tarantula crawled out. We took pictures and screamed and took more pictures. In addition to a tarantula, a snake, many lizards, and other bugs were found. What a fun day! Raph was feeling much better [...]
The team has safely arrived in Haiti! The 86 degree weather was a pleasant welcome off the plane! Raph and Tim are already doing a wonderful job serving the team. They have quickly found their footing in a new country with new people and new experiences. The travel day went without trouble. The drive back [...]
These are the things that don’t show up on transcripts….. The big story in Middlebury may not be totally from the kids…it is oftentimes through the parents. We talk about investing in students’ lives, but sometimes it is the parents we invest in as well. This has been so evident in the last few weeks [...]
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