The Amazing Tori

I just got out of chapel at the Branch Christian Academy and had to brag on Tori Berkowitz. Here's the scene... Kindergartners through Fifth Graders begin filing in the assembly room at 8:45am. Tori greets them, picks a few volunteers and leads them in a rousing song complete with motions. Then they bring their Change Your World offerings to the front and pray over the missions that the money (over $500 to date) will be supporting. The kids do all the praying and there is a sweet sincerity and purity in every prayer. One boy prayed that the money and gifts that would go to the kids overseas would bring smiles to their faces! Tori facilitates a boy versus girl game where they have to race to the back of the room, pick up a tray of stuff and carry it server style to the front. All this emphasizes the point she teaches that Jesus came to serve so we are here to serve. She actually taught my message for this Sunday! She repeats the lesson at 9:30am in a little more age appropriate fashion for the Middle School (6th-8th grade). Tori has captured their hearts and is a imparting life to the students at the Branch... Way to go Tori!