Easter "Eggstavaganza" - ASB MS!

Our middle school ladies did their best to find the over 175 eggs hid at Char's ranch. Before taking off for our hunt, we shared the story of the Easter and also made our own version of an Easter basket.. well Easter bucket...????'

Both Buckingham Buddies and the Middle School girls made wonderful Rice Krispie Easter Nests which were shared with Cascade View Nursing Home residents.

Buckingham Teens helped make their Little Buddies their own special ASB t-shirts.

More Mad about Math! Bookmarks for Africa

Each year our Buddies spend time doing some kind of fun project to let our friends in Uganda at the Otinowaa Orphange know we love them. This year we made bookmarks with math problems to practice with. There are over 80 orphans now in this orphage. We wish we could visit and get to know our friends in person!

Birthday Buddies; March Math Madness

February was a time to celebrate birthdays - including Kelli's at Buckingham Buddies. March brought us our own version of March Madness - Math Madness that is! A team competition to put together our life sized tan-grams put us all to the test!

Passion - Hip Hop Happiness

What is your passion? And - how do you express it? Stephanie & Carly LOVE Hip-Hop. And so do the Buddies as we follow our fearless leaders! Our favorite passions range from art, to sports, to God, to dance, to spending time with families - and much more. We thank you, God, for giving us the desires of our hearts!

Annual Spaghetti Dinner at Char's!

Pink and pretty - hearts, candles, flowers and LOTS OF FOOD - both for our bellies and our brains! Our annual Big Buddy Valentine's dinner was another wonderful night - lots of fellowship and fun celebrating God's love for us and our love for each other.

All About Love! Valentine's Day at Buckingham

Most girls love hearts, flowers, ribbons and bows - and CHOCOLATE!!! After learning about God's unconditional love for us, we shared "love letters" (hearts) with each other. Maybe someday we will find this heart folded up in a drawer or notebook just when we need to be reassured about how special we are to Him, to our Buddies, and to each other!

Pefecting Potatoes!

This past week our ASB/MS students prepared "perfect potatoes " - using the baked skins to make delicious appetizers (that we ate!) and the main pototo to prepare a sensational potato casserole. Our casseroles were shared with a family recovering from chemotheraphy and another with family dealing with loss and grief.

During our sharing time this week our middle schoolers were introduced to the concept of "Humility". Our teen mentors shared a drama demonstrating what being humble means in today's world of a "me first" mentality. We know God calls us to love others and put their needs first before our own. We hope that this message is heard by those who participate in Buddies as well as those who are the recipeints of God's love through us.

There is so much pain and suffering in our midst. We are blessed to to be able to take a basic life skill such as food preparation and turn it into a way to bless families in need of love and encouragement. It is a humbling experience.

For those of you who are so generous in giving financial support to Buddies - please know that your gifts are shared in many ways. We need you, we are grateful to you and we love you!