Buna (hello) to all. Well as you have read, the day has been quite eventfull. The tone of the day was set a little chaotic.
After recovering from the morning at preschool, I slid into the recreational track time. I got the oppotunity to engage in some fun time with some of the older kids. It may seem like a relieve to go from 3 and 4 year olds to 13 and 14 olds. The thing we have to remember is that these kids have not had alot of outside (of the orphanage) relations, and they do not speek our language. So, as you can see communication has been a big problem. Although, God is prevailing in so many ways. We were able to teach the older kids some new games, other than soccer (futbol). These kids are so talented, opportunity is so very limited. It sounds so wierd that they have never played games such as frisbee, baseball (which they do not like), we taught them ultimate frisbee(which was a success), and various others.
Lifeskills seemed to be getting better. We actually started connecting with the boys and earning their respect. It has been uplifting to be a part of such a great cause.
The skit that has been the theme of the week, went really well. The kids have been really exited to help us with finding the treasure, whch will be revealed later. Chris did an awesome job writing the script.
Todays camp ended well as expected. Although it was a little heart breaking. There was a 16 year old girl, Lucia, who touched the hearts of all. She is basically homeless, to old for the orphanage and no where else to go. It just so happens that the ladies at the pre-school orphanage let her sleep there the past two nights. The ladies in our group have been working hard to try and get her in to the Grace House, which is one of the reasons for our being here. Please pray that this young lady will be accepted somewhere safe and comforting.
To close the day, we met with the other two teams at the IMB house to end in group prayer. We would meet every night on this basketball court out by the house. Jeff gave us all a piece of sidewalk chalk and asked us to write on the concrete the names of just some of the kids that touched our hearts. We then formed a big circle and prayed over them. This became a very powerfull ending to another great day.
Your continued prayers are truely needed.
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3 comments:
Thanks for being so diligent with updating the blog. It's so great to hear about everything going on.
Ha, I think it's hilarious that baseball didn't go over well. I hope you're planning on water balloons...right, Sam?
You're in our prayers. Can't wait to hear more!
Lindsay Beals
Good afternoon all! We're tracking with you as you go through your days and are heartened by the wonderful stories of how God is conintuing to affirm the rolls of our teams there. God Bless each of you individually and all of you together as you pull as a team to do God's greatest work. Thank you for all you do. We love you all and look forward to seeing you Sunday. God Bless.
daniel and the A6 guys.
It is amazing at how much of a difference you can make in their lives in a couple of days. We are praying that God will keep his hand over each of you and provide you the strength and knowledge you need to educate them about HIM, as your time there comes to a close, so they know they have someone to count on at all times. We can't wait to hear more about your experiences and the lives of children, teens, and adults you have changed forever. We love you!
Tammy and Eli
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