Caroline's Promise News

Our Business Training Team is headed to Guatemala tomorrow morning and will begin teaching a 5 day training on Friday.  We still lack funding for 13 participants.  That's $2600.  If you have been thinking about partnering with us please donate today!  You can read more about this life changing training here.  Donate here

A week or so ago was the first day of middle school for a lot of students and  their parents in our area. For the student it comes with first day pictures, first day outfits, first day excitement, and first day fears. Parents will have fears too...  Will they make friends? Will they eat a good lunch? Will they remember to bring all of their assignments home? Will they be bullied?  Those don't sound like small fears... especially the bullying part.  All valid questions.  I know a group of parents who sent their kids off to 6th grade at the beginning of this year. They have the same valid fears too.  Will they make friends? Will they eat a good lunch? Will they remember to bring all of their assignments home? Will they be bullied?   What will we do next year? Will I keep them home? Will they go to public school? Will they be in a gang? Will they be murdered by a gang? Will they be the murderer in a gang? Wait! Those are not the same questi...

North Carolina.  July.  Sometime in the mid-1980’s.  Teenagers. So-so food.  Guest speakers.  Ceiling fans in the Tabernacle trying to make a dent in the heat and humidity.  Bunk beds in old dorm rooms.  The Snack Shack.  Seeing friends from across the state that you hadn’t seen since last July.  New boys – how could we not mention the boys? These are my memories of youth camp in Colfax .  I literally lived one mile from my youth camp and just couldn’t bring myself to stay overnight at camp when I could sleep in my own bed with air conditioning.  But each morning I made my way to Shady Grove Camp and stayed until late at night.  My parents must have either believed in youth camp or wanted to get rid of me for a while.  Either way, they made sure I was there each summer.  I wonder now if they knew the impact it would have on my life? Worship.  Bible study.  Testimonies.  Lives C...

While you are making plans for 2016 be sure to check out  our trips to Guatemala! Application and $100 non refundable deposit  are due by January 15.   Remember that we can plan a trip for your group or you can join one of our scheduled teams. Contact us if you have questions about which trip is best for you.  336-669-7340 or lisaholbrook@carolinespromise.net Follow this link for details.