The newsletter provides updates on Summerhill Community Ministries' after-school program and activities. It highlights that the program helped many children have a merry Christmas through sponsorships. It also recognizes students who made the honor roll and introduces the basketball team who, despite not winning any games, demonstrated great attitudes and sportsmanship, earning them a trophy. The newsletter requests donations and prayers to support the program and families it serves.

1. Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc.
Newsletter ~ January/February 2007 Serving Inner-City Youth and Families
This & That... Hiding the Word in Our Heart
• A HUGE thanks goes to everyone Justina pulled the van up to Staton
that sponsored a child or a family Elementary School and the kids
for Christmas. This year we had piled in. She heard the usual “Can
our biggest response ever! We I sit in the front seat today?” They
were able to help many children know they are not old enough, but
have a Merry Christmas. are satisfied with the few minutes
they sit to wait on the Connally bus
stop kids. Justina chose Bianca
today.
One by one the kids start shouting
things that happened in the school
day. Bianca took a book out of her What a gift when God encourages us
book bag, opened it and quietly with a glimpse of the His hand at
leaned back into the seat and work in the hearts of those within our
began to read. circles of influence.
Stunned and touched, Justina tried Each day Justina, the after school
not to act surprised asking, “Do staff and volunteers demonstrate the
you carry your Bible to school friendship and love of Christ to these
everyday”? Bianca responded yes kids in concrete, tangible ways such
and asked about a scripture they as transportation to & from the
talked about in devotion a few days program, snacks, devotions, loving
Alexis, Ashley,
ago. discipline, help with homework,
Jasmine,
Myleondre play, and enrichment activities.
• Please pray for the students as “”Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds...Teach them to your children, talking
they will be taking the CRCT about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and
tests in April. when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 11:18-19)
• Justina Dix will be honored along
with 6 other women for the
Women's Leadership Award, at
the Mercy Ministries Conference
Enrichment Time
in April. Justina will briefly speak What do you get when you
and show a PowerPoint combine teenage boys, hard work
presentation. She covets your and power tools? Fun, noise and
prayers. accomplishment! Recently Norman
• Thank you volunteers for ALL you Beck (volunteer from East Cobb
do! The homework help spent PCA) helped the high school boys
one-on-one with each child is install coat & book-bag racks in the
really making an impact on the hallway. Some of the things they
their academic progress. learned during this Enrichment
Time included how to use a power
• Our next issue will include Norman, Jeremy, James & John drill, a leveler and wall anchors.
Basketball team updates. (Continued on page 2)

2. January/February 2007 ~ Page 2 Summerhill Community Ministries, Inc.
Honor Roll Students - Way to Go!
"Summerhill is more than an after
school program, it is a family. So
many of the kids who come to the
program have difficult family
situations, but Summerhill gives
each kid a place to feel special,
included, and secure.
Jeremy Hogan Joshua Wilkins
Indashu Howard
Honor Roll Students
not pictured
When my sister had to stop helping Kevin Payton
at Summerhill, the kids asked "Did Alexis Harkness
she cry?" That is what Summerhill Markeasha Arnold
is to them. Everyday there is a
devotional, and when I am there I Myleondre Jones We are SO proud of you!
am amazed to hear some of the
answers the kids give. It is funny
that I go to Summerhill to serve, but
I am so encouraged by Justina, the
teachers and especially the kids." I've had situations with many of the
kids that truly touched my heart. It
Shelby Robinson was tough to choose one to write
about. The most recent dealt with a
young man named Jeremy.
“… there’s something amazing in
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each and every child.”
They worked well together sharing
the tools and taking turns. Now Jeremy would come to the after
each day when they arrive, they school program everyday and give
see what they accomplished. us a hard time. I tried and tried to
understand him and why he acted
Do you have a skill or enrichment out the way he did. It took at least
activity that you would like to share two weeks, but I realized that all he
with the after school kids needed was a one on one
(elementary or high)? We have a 30 connection.
minute time frame set aside for this
activity. Some examples are He needed to feel close and
dance, music, drama, arts-n-crafts, connected to the people he was
cooking, sewing, wood works, sign surrounded by. He has made
drastic progress. For a while we the right track. His transformation
language, pottery, gardening,
took the entire homework time taught me not to judge a book by
etiquette, cosmetology, how to: tie
talking to him and trying to get him it's cover and that there's something
a tie, change a tire, etc.. please let
to focus. Now, we may have to ask amazing in each and every child.
Justina know. She can be reached
at her phone or email listed in this him one or two times and he's on Khamirah Miller
newsletter.

3. January/February 2007 ~ Page 3
Dress-Up time in the After School Program... Rebeccca leads devotions.
Baby News
Baby Kamirah
Baby Zachary We featured Zae Judd in our No-
This is Rebecca Neiderfringer’s vember 2006 newsletter. Zae was
second year with SCM. She and her homeless, pregnant and the
husband Steve, came to Atlanta in mother of three young children.
2005 as a part of Mission Year She decided to turn her life
Atlanta. She has worked faithfully in around. Since then she has
the ASP, summer camp and has moved into an apartment.
assisted Justina with administrative
projects. Steve and Rebecca made On February 11th she gave birth
Atlanta their home after serving to little Kamirah. She weighed 4
with Mission Year Atlanta. pounds and 4 ounces. She has
been in the Intensive Care Unit at
Rebecca and Steve conceived their Dekalb Medical Center. A few
child in 2006. The kids in the ASP days after her birth her lungs be-
grew very close to Rebecca and gan to bleed. She soon had to
loved asking questions and were have a blood transfusion. After
fascinated watching her stomach much prayer and tears with Zae,
grow bigger and bigger. Kamirah is doing much better.
Finally, Zachary was born at 3:08 Some life support has been dis-
am on February 4, 2007 and continued because Kamirah’s or-
weighed in at 7 pounds 7 ounces gans are functioning on their own.
and 20 inches long. Please pray that she takes a
One recent afternoon, mom and bottle on her own and continues
baby visited the ASP kids at the to gain weight so that she can
park. The kids surrounded the car leave the hospital and join her
pressing faces against windows family at home.
trying to get a glimpse of little
Zachary.
P. O. Box 160294 • Atlanta, Georgia 30316 • 404-964-4604 • justinascm@juno.com • http:www.summerhillcm.com

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Urgent
We have two new after school
students (girls ages 11 and 6 ) who Can You Lose and Win?
recently moved here with their
You can’t tell by their behavior other skilled players, but they
mother from Philadelphia. They
are living in an apartment with that our 15-and-under team has would not let this discourage
NOTHING. No beds, no couches, not won a game this season. them. Coach Phillip did a great
no cooking utensils, no When the gym we normally rent job of teaching them basic
transportation, and no friends. was booked with other basketball skills and how to be
First, please pray for them. The activities, this rookie team was supportive team players. He
older daughter has been acting out so dedicated, that they told them to have fun, and they
towards her mother lately. Pray for practiced out in the cold. We did!
their relationship. They miss tried to find another gym, but to
Philadelphia very much. Director Joel Moore noticed
no avail. On warm days the
their commendable, positive,
If you have anything you can team could practice at Justina’s
persevering attitudes. He
donate, it would be greatly house. But these guys wanted to
appreciated. Please contact called Justina and said he would
practice no matter how cold it
Justina to see if the need has like to give our 15- and-under
was. They were eager to learn
already been met and make team a trophy for having the
the skills of basketball, and
delivery arrangements. best attitudes and
were excited to be a part of a
sportsmanship in the league.
team for the first time.
Congratulations to the SCM 15-
Ongoing SCM Needs Each game they played hard
and proud. They played against
and-under team!
• Snacks for 30 ASP kids (4 days a
week)
• Paper Goods (paper towels,
napkins, toilet paper, plates,
silverware, cups)
• Various grade/skill level
worksheet books
• Cleaning supplies (big garbage
bags, table, bathroom, & floor
cleaning “stuff”)
• Copier paper (white and colored)
• Stamps, envelopes
• Kroger/Publix gift cards (lately
many families have food needs)
• Gift cards to Office Depot/Staples
or Wal-Mart for office supplies
• Boxed cards for birthdays,
encouragement, illness,
condolences
• Basketballs, footballs, and soccer
balls
• Gatorade, bottle water Our 15-and-Under Basketball team (in red jerseys) along with Joel Moore, the director of
• BP gas cards for vans the Atlanta Youth Project (AYP), and the rival team, pray before the game.
• Van maintenance (clean, change
oil, rotate tires …)
• Ongoing monthly contributions
and one-time gifts.
P. O. Box 160294 • Atlanta, Georgia 30316 • 404-964-4604 • justinascm@juno.com • http:www.summerhillcm.com