MY SUPPORTS

Describe factors within your daily environment that are supportive to you, including the ways in which these factors provide support. Husband – encourages and loves me and supports the center as a driver; Alarm clock- even though I consistently hit the snooze button every morning.  School Bus – provides transportation to and from work.

Once arriving to work:  Teachers – provide care and implementation of vision and goals; Van Drivers – provide transportation to students to and from child care center; Cook – provides USDA approved meals to children and staff; Department of Health – provides guidelines to operate kitchen and compliance with food; Department of Social Services – provides guidelines to run child care facility; Parents – utilize our program which secures funds for payroll; Mom – cooks meals for us on some nights; Bible – gives guidance to my life; Prayer – with staff over the facility, children, administrators, and staff; Administrator – pushes me to excel in higher education, home life etc.

Describe what you see as the benefits of these supports. The benefits of these supports are: provides a network of people that keeps me grounded.  Gives structure for life, and pushes me to have the desire to be on the cutting edge in the field of early childhood education.

How difficult would it be to exist without these supports? Without these support systems I would be lost.  The child care center would not exist and without the bible I would have no direction for my life and would not realize that I was uniquely made and there is no one like me.  Without the support of my husband I would not be pursuing higher education or working in the ministry and my mom is a subtle supporter to me, but what she does is huge in my mind.

What impact would they have on your life if they were gone? If these support systems were gone I literally would be dependant upon myself.  And as it is written in the Bible “no man is an island.”  I need people.

MY CHALLENGE – To efficiently operate a Children’s Church Ministry with approximately 20 children ages 3 – 8 that would include a Wednesday bible study, transportation availability, choir, and Sunday Morning Service.

Again, describe factors within your daily environment would be supportive to you, including the ways in which these factors would provide support. Ten Dedicated Teacher Volunteers that love children; 4 van drivers; 3 dedicated musicians, 2 choir directors, Age Appropriate Curriculum; Classroom structure that is conducive to the traditional church setting; parental support/buy-in to ministry and volunteerism

Describe what you see as the potential benefits of these supports. With these support systems this ministry would be able to prepared for church ministry and be an example to the next future church

How difficult would it be to exist without these supports?  The ministry without these supports would be utter chaos; the number of volunteers needed would make sure that burn-out does not occur and fresh ideas would continue to flow to engage the children in ministry activities

The impact they would have on your life if they weren’t there? Without this ministry I feel that I have not serve my purpose in ministry or shall I say fully utilized my gifts and education obtained.