God works in such awesome ways!  When we started this outreach, I never see the"big picture" so to speak, but that is the exciting part of walking in faith.  This is His ministry, and I never know exactly what He's going to do!!  More and more, we are seeing the volunteers taking such an interest to one or more of the children, and developing great relationships.  Many children now have a Shining Star volunteer that they see outside of the first Saturday, and their relationships are just growing.  God wants us to invest our time in someone else, by showing love, compassion, and being a great example of Christ in our lives.  It's such a blessing to develop these special relationships because you end up being the one blessed since God expands your heart & fills it with so much joy!