BackToSchoolBash

Walter P. Taylor Back To School Bash

On Saturday, August 29th, the Z Foundation, Infusion Ministries, KICKO and Word of Life
Ministries joined together to put on another outreach event in the Walter P. Taylor neighborhood.
The day was full of fun, food, laughter, and love. Everyone seemed to enjoy the pie and hot dog
eating contests, popcorn, sno cones, chili dogs and ice cream sundaes. We also appreciated
another chance to get to know and spend time with the kids and families from Walter P. With
God's help, relationships are being formed and trust is being earned.

Dave Park, founder of Infusion Ministries, gave a short
message using Zach's story, along with the message of
salvation, to encourage people to give their lives to Jesus and
live a life of faith. The Infusion staff helped set up for the
event, played games with the children, and jumped in wherever
needed.

Word of Life Ministries, led by Pastor Kevin Perry, organized
and ran a clothing and toy give-a-way with items donated by
volunteers. We only brought home one bag of unwanted
clothes, so it seems like this was a much needed and
appreciated part of the outreach.

Janice and Bill Clark, with KICKO, brought one of their
Sonday School trucks which allowed us to use their
stage and sound system. They also helped spread the
word about the event by passing out flyers and making
announcements at their Sidewalk Sonday School
program. KICKO has been reaching out to this
neighborhood for about 14 years, and they are one of the
main reasons we feel God led us to this neighborhood
for our local outreach events.

We ended the afternoon by
passing out New Testament
Bibles to anyone who wanted
one. In each Bible we placed a
"Zach card" which briefly tells
his story and why the Z
Foundation was started.

The smiling faces indicated the event
went well and we are very excited about
working together with several ministries
to reach out to this neighborhood on a
very regular basis.