Even “the 20/20 Vision Guy” has to Practice what he Preaches
20/20 Vision executive director Jeremy Del Rio confesses on his personal blog how he wasn’t practicing what he preached until this fall, when his son enrolled in PS 102. It’s time for a confession. Even before launching 20/20 in 2008, despite being known is some circles as the 20/20 Vision guy, my work on education...
Christ Tabernacle Presents Operation Backpack 2010
A case study of how one church served an adopted school in a meaningful way. Video 1 Christ Tabernacle members donate backpacks for every student at Bushwick’s PS 151. Recap and highlights: Operation Backpack 2009 from Christ Tabernacle on Vimeo. Video 2 PS 151 Principal Jeanette Sosa thanks the members of Christ Tabernacle for their...
Case Study: Operation Backpack
“Mommy, can you take us to see the good people?” My son chimed in, “Yes, Mommy! Please, I want to see the good people.” So I promised them that I would take them and I did. Here’s the backstory to the mother’s testimony of the “good people.” The video captures how one church (Christ Tabernacle)...
Why adopt schools? A parent reports.
Christ Tabernacle, a 20/20 Vision partnering church, shared the following email from a parent at the Tony Evans event last week. For context, the parent coordinator of a local public elementary school asked the church for help acquiring school supplies for its students last summer. In response, the congregation launched “Operation Backup” and acquired new...
