From the beginning, ACCESS has built its program on a foundation of prayer and listening to God’s direction. Join us at our site in Chinatown for the next quarterly prayer meeting on Saturday, July 12, 9:00-11:00 a.m. as we seek God’s guidance in being God’s extended hands in Chinatown. Whether you can come pray with us on site or will pray at home, please bring to the Lord the following:

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Thank God for…

• the use of the Josiah Quincy Upper School for our summer ESOL program.
• excellent ESOL teachers who continually demonstrate an unwavering commitment to their students.
• new possibilities for ESOL ministry.

Pray for…

• teacher recruitment for the fall—at least 4 needed.
• an effective outreach in student recruitment.
• continued collaboration with other Chinatown agencies providing ESOL services.
• available funding to consider expanding the program into surrounding neighborhoods.

Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)

Thank God for…

• full student enrollment in the summer program.

Pray for…

• recruitment for fall EP students, that God would bring the right students and families to our program.
• a successful second year of the Summerbridge week at the end of Summer EP.
• great relationships between staff and students.
• hiring and training of teachers in August.

Computer Literacy Classes

Thank God for…

• two adult computer literacy sessions starting in July, one in Cantonese and one in Mandarin.

Pray for…

• the efforts of teachers and students.
• the opportunity to share the Word through this ministry.

Technology Support

Pray for…

• planning for the hiring of a TechMission Intern for next year, to work on integrating computer literacy into EP and ESOL.
• a suitable, enthusiastic candidate, preferably Chinese speaking.

Board and Committees

Pray for…

• volunteers with experience in personnel issues/human resources to join the Board and/or committees.
• grant-writing efforts of the Finance Committee.
• wisdom for the board and leadership as we continue to listen to God for his plans for ACCESS.
• planning and recruiting volunteers for an annual banquet.

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From the beginning, ACCESS has built its program on a foundation of prayer and listening to God’s direction. Join us at our site in Chinatown for the next quarterly prayer meeting on Saturday, April 12, 9:00-11:00 a.m. as we seek God’s guidance in being God’s extended hands in Chinatown. Whether you can come pray with us on site or will pray at home, please bring to the Lord the following:

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL)

Thank God for …

• the opportunity to tell the Easter story.
• three classes that are doing well.
• teacher unity and fellowship.

Pray for…

• registration for summer classes, that we will be able to reopen levels that were running in winter semester.
• student openness to the Gospel and opportunities to follow up after the Easter celebration. A seekers’ meeting is being tried.
• the family of a student who became a Christian in December just before returning to China, where he died of a heart attack.
• recruitment of a new ESOL coordinator.

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (EP) (for children K2 to 5th grade)

Thank God for …

• Park Street Church Kids who are collecting supplies for our students as part of their Spring Community Outreach.
• free Science Curriculum from the National Science Foundation for 3rd-5th graders.
• funds to purchase a curriculum addressing the issue of bullying from a Christian perspective.
• many opportunities to integrate spiritual truths into our everyday lessons.

Pray for…

• wisdom in dealing with “bullying” in our 3rd-5th grade level.
• new students, especially in K-2nd grade.
• summer staff for our Summer Enrichment Program.
• ongoing prayer for the 8 students (and their families) who will be “graduating” from ACCESS this spring.
• site visit on April 14 for our EEC license renewal.

FAMILY LIFE

Pray for…

• EP parent discussion meeting on April 18 and May 23.
• leadership for the Social Services/Family Life subcommittee.

COMPUTER LITERACY CLASSES

• volunteers who help as IT support and teachers.

• planning to start an Adult Computer Literacy class in April.
• teachers for the class.

IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance PROGRAM

• 27 volunteers who filed 65 Federal and 34 State tax returns.

Technology Support

Thank God for …

• video projector and DVD player purchased with mini grant from Tufts University.

• a new technology coordinator.
• planning for an Americorps intern from TechMission.

BOARD & COMMITTEES

Thank God for …

• an active and committed finance committee.

Pray for…

• good people to hear God’s call to join the board and committees.
• follow-up work to be done as a result of the Board Retreat March 28-29.
• wisdom to address the decline in ESOL enrollment.

FUND RAISING

Thank God for …

• CCTF (Chinatown Community Trust fund) grant of $25,000, including half the Parent Liaison’s salary and support for children.

Pray for…

• success for several submitted grant proposal applications.
• effective use of the 15th anniversary video.
• funds needed for 2008, deficit projected at almost $80,000.

Chinese version (requires a PDF reader)

From the beginning, ACCESS has built its program on a foundation of prayer and listening to God’s direction. Join us at our site in Chinatown for the next quarterly prayer meeting on Saturday, October 13, 9:00-11:00 a.m. as we seek God’s guidance in being God’s extended hands in Chinatown. Whether you can come pray with us on site or will pray at home, please bring to the Lord the following:

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Thank God for…

• 6 fall classes, 3 of which are full.

• new program coordinator, 4 new and 2 old teachers.
• pilot conversational classes starting in October.

Pray for…

• opportunity to share God’s love in the up-coming holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Enrichment Program (EP) (for children K2 to 5th grade)

Thank God for…

• a good summer, including the pilot one-week Summerbridge Program run by Chinese Bible Church of Greater Boston at their church.

• a good start of the school year with 38 students and all our EEC slots filled.

Pray for…

• new students who are hearing the Gospel for the first time.

• wisdom in knowing how best to support parents.
• young Asian professionals to mentor some students.

Family Life

Thank God for…

• a volunteer social worker available to parents weekly.

• increase in resources of our family life library.

Pray for…

• wisdom in future collaboration with other agencies.

Computer Literacy Program

Thank God for…

• volunteers willing to provide another 4 session-class, weekly on Tuesday nights October 9 to 30, with full enrollment.

Pray for…

• setting up of the computer lab.

Head Start Mental Health Consultation Contract

Thank God for…

• the opportunity to provide parenting workshops in the coming school year.

Technology Support

Thank God for…

• insurance reimbursement for the stolen computer.

• computer drive organized by CBCGB successful obtained a few used computers for ACCESS.
• a new Xerox machine.

Pray for…

• recruitment of a technology coordinator.

Board & Committees

Thank God for…

• active commitment of Board and committee members.

Pray for…

• recruitment of new board and committee members.

• the Finance Committee in our fundraising strategy and grant application planning for 2008.
• the production of a profile booklet and annual report.

Vision Sharing

Thank God for…

• the opportunity for Mei Kee to speak at the Greater Boston Chinese Alliance Church on September 9.

Fund Raising

Thank God for…

• His abundant provision.

Pray for…

• success in meeting our fundraising goal of $23,000 at our 15th Anniversary Celebration.

• funds needed for this year, deficit projected at $59,000.

Chinese version (requires a PDF reader)

From the beginning, ACCESS has built its program on a foundation of prayer and listening to God’s direction. Join us at our site in Chinatown for the next quarterly prayer meeting on Saturday, July 14, 9:00-11:00 a.m. as we seek God’s guidance in being God’s extended hands in Chinatown. Whether you can come pray with us on site or will pray at home, please bring to the Lord the following:

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL)

Thank God for…

• 6 summer classes, 3 of which are full.

Pray for…

• a new program coordinator.
• teachers for the fall semester.
• enrollment of students for the fall semester.
• encouragement for current teachers in summer stress.

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (EP) (for children K2 to 5th grade)

Thank God for…

• a healthy enrollment for our Summer Program.
• a strong summer team.

Pray for…

• volunteers still needed for Summer Program.
• students’ learning and safety
• new students who are hearing the Gospel for the first time

Mothers’ Group

Pray for…

• wisdom in discerning enrollment trends.
• decision as to continuing the program in the fall.

COMPUTER CLASS

Thank God for…

• volunteers piloting a computer class Wednesday nights from July 11 to August 1, to be taught in Mandarin and Cantonese.

HEAD START MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION CONTRACT

Thank God for…

• a successful year of service.

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

Thank God for…

• dedicated volunteers who replaced the staff CPU that crashed, and connected all staff computers to all printers.

Pray for…

• recruitment of a technology coordinator.

15TH ANNIVERARY CELEBRATION

Thank God for…

• a Committee working hard for our 11/3/2007 celebration at the Empire Garden.

Pray for…

• preparation, including the silent auction.
• the sale of tickets and tables; we are aiming for 400 guests.

BOARD & COMMITTEES

Thank God for…

• productive Board retreat in June.
• active commitment of Board members.

Pray for…

• wisdom for the Finance Committee in closing budget deficit.
• the work of the Program Committee in evaluating enrollment trends in EP & Mothers’ ESOL class, in getting feedback from students, deciding whether to expand ESOL hours and sites, and in forming strategic partnerships with community agencies/churches.
• the production of a profile booklet on our programs.

VISION SHARING

Thank God for…

• the opportunity for Mei Kee to speak at the Boston Chinese Episcopal Church.

Pray for…

• opportunities to share our vision in other churches, including September 9 at the Greater Boston Chinese Alliance Church.

FUND RAISING

Thank God for…

• His abundant provision.

Pray for…

• funds needed for this year, deficit projected at $59,000.