There are children with emotional and developmental problems, some stemming from a mother's drug use during pregnancy. They learn sharing, respect, responsibility and the Bible. They want to do their ABCs, the scriptures, everything they learn here. At school, Richardson sees the difference in improved grades. Children who caused discipline problems no longer show up in his office.
Teachers notice the changes, too.
We've got a lot of street kids. They can find their way to Laura Early's church, and she's going to have a good impact on them. There's good in every child, and she brings it out. Perhaps it is why she so often dreams what she must do next. Laura Early keeps an amazing schedule, despite her diabetes, diagnosed four years ago.