Project Report
| Jun 30, 2025
Off into Summer
By Kelsie Krull | Grants Officer
As with every year as we go into summer there are children and youth who jump into the sports ministry for this time of year meaning our numbers jump and our reach expands. Many parents want thier children to focus on studies during the year but summer is thier free time! so we look forward to having more with us and pouring more and more into them. The youth have started coming on Mondays to just do the character development class by itself in order to focus on it. Tuesdays they then just come to play. During this class it give the youth a chance to open up without the feeling of the time constraint. They are opening up in new ways and we are hearing more and more of the stories and more and more of what is happening at home and in school giving us new ways to come along side them and support them and giving us more understanding of where they are coming from and how we can bring hope and help.
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Mar 10, 2025
Learning About Teamwork
By Kelsie Krull | Grants Officer
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For many of the kids when they started with us it was clear on the field that teamwork was lacking. Arguing and yelling at each other some weeks turned into more keeping peace than learning skills. After over a year we can see a difference and the youth have changed thier mindset on team work like one of them shared here:
"Team is more than being cooperative with each other. It is a way to learn from each other new skills. And it has a big impact on improving yourself. It helps us to be more sociable, and have self confidence, to have our own opinion. Team builds strong relationships between people and enhances the strong feeling of common responsibility. It helps our mental health and at the same time be sociable with people around us. Not only in the field, in our daily life there would be some tasks to work as a team. So we should know how to deal with it. Team helps us to work on our reactions and know how to deal with things"
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Nov 14, 2024
Times of Change
By Kelsie Krull | Grants Officer
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Last week we asked the teenagers in our program to share how they feel they have changed in the last year of being a part of the program. Below is a couple of the things that they wrote.
Shadi(17 y/o): I am more confident. I met new friends and I am better in basketball. My English has improved and I've been to places I have never been before. I don't stay home lonely anymore.
Maroun(14 y/o): I am more patient. I don't have aggresive reactions anymore. I feel like I can share my emotions. At home I am less stressed. I feel like I have a reason to go and meet people.
Rita (16 y/o): In the past few weeks that I have been in basketball team, I've learned to be a bit calmer and take things a bit less serious. The place feels like home. Before coming to Triumphant Mercy I had anger issues and I was always angry. When I started comig it was so easy to be a bit calmer and not angry at everything. Everyone here is so kind and beside some fight or misunderstandings the coaches are so kind.
We are so happy to see how the teens see themselves succeeding also. It is not just us recognizing it but they are seeing the change in themselves.
We look forward to the next season and see more and more change in the teens.
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