Story and Photos by Cary Griffin, Forney Messenger

Last Sunday, August 9, Covenant Generations Church held its third annual “Give A Kid A Chance” community outreach.

Purpose of the “Give A Kid A Chance” is to provide the children of economically disadvantaged Forney families the supplies they’ll need to get off to a successful start in a new school year. This year, backpacks went to any child in attendance whose family had requested one. Each backpack contained required school supplies; a school uniform in the child’s exact size; a voucher for a free dental checkup; and, for the parent or guardian who drives their child to and from school, a voucher for an automobile oil change.

Richie Mullis, pastor of Covenant Generations, said the church helped more than 200 children this year.

Distribution of the backpacks followed the church’s 10:30 a. m. worship service. This “back-to-school prayer service” anticipated the beginning of Covenant Generation’s Back-to-School Kids’ Crusade Boot Camp that evening. The kids’ crusade,which has been going on all this week, is similar to a Vacation Bible School except that sessions take place only in the evening.

“Give A Kid A Chance” has been a part of Covenant Generations’ outreach to the community since the late summer of 2007.

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