JULY HTOO our outstanding student from the Karen Community of Philadelphia July Htoo is the younger son of Saw Noah and Naw San San Tin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He came to resettle in the United States with his parents and siblings in 2007 when he was 13 years old. He started his education here at Abigail Vare Elementary in South Philadelphia. From there he went on to the Middle School and graduated in 2008. In June 2012, with flying colors, he graduated high school from Horace Howard High School with an average grade of 99.8 and a GPA of 3.97, and stood first among 106 students. Ever since he began school in the US, he always obtained top grades throughout the years. He has been admitted to Pennsylvania State University and will major in Business (Accounting). Our heartfelt congratulations to him, and we wish him God’s abundant blessings in his academic pursuit as well as in all his future plans.

youth program day

monthly meeting photo

Christian Education at PBBC for Children.

The number of children at PBBC has grown since the church was first established, so the EC members met and discussed how to properly and effectively conduct the Church School. On July 1^st we were blessed to have Lal Rodawla and Andrew Ankrom two experienced Sunday School teachers from Princeton Theological Seminary to lead a workshop on Christian Education, and on their advice grouped the children according to their grades in public schools instead of their age. On the next Sunday, July 8^th, students were grouped according to their respective grades. Since there are no proper classrooms, partitions have to be used in the fellowship hall to separate the kids; even the kitchen has to be utilized as a classroom.  Evidently, the first day went well now that the Sunday School program is systematically in place.

PBBC Children using their God given talents for the Glory of God. Children's program on Sunday, June 10, 2012.