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Issue date: 9/26/05 Section: Missions Update

Media Credit: Sean Stewart Adrian Lewis, in back, works in McArthur Park. [Click to enlarge]

Media Credit: Sean Stewart Wide range of ministry available. [Click to enlarge]

Media Credit: Sean Stewart Laura Caughill ministers to child. [Click to enlarge]

Media Credit: Sean Stewart Angela Meader working in Joy Club [Click to enlarge]

As homework accumulates and the events of the school year increase, many college students find it hard to keep up with academic and social demands of campus life. This year, however, students at Clearwater Christian College are showing that sacrificing a little of their time for the sake of others can go a long way.

One of the more prominent ways through which students at CCC have been able to make this sacrifice is the Joy Club Ministry, which reaches out to kids in low income, government apartment complexes. This year's ministry covers three different locations throughout the Clearwater area; Ross Norton, Greenwood, and McArthur Park.

The Joy Club ministry averages about 80-100 students total, with over 140 students signed up for the ministry.

Meetings are held once a week through a variety of methods, including Bible songs, games, skits, and Bible lessons, the CCC outreach also helps kids with their homework and studies.

One of the main goals of the Joy Club ministry is to make use of one-on-one time with the kids as much as possible, in order to cultivate much-needed relationships.

Senior and McArthur Park group leader Adrian Lewis summed up the importance of Joy Club in building these relationships. "Many of the kids are growing up with just one parent in the home. Our goal is to be Christian role models for these kids so that maybe one day they will come to know Christ and be an influence in, rather than a product of, their environment."

Editor's note: The attached photographs are from the 2004-2005 academic year.

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