21/06/15
I have so much to write! So much has happened in the past couple of days. We have moved from the girls home to a children's hostel in a remote village.
The hostel is for children who's parents can not look after them, or live in a place where they can't get schooling. A lot of them come from homes where the father has left the mother and the mother has to work and is unable to care for them (sadly divorce is becoming more and more common). Most of them come from Hindu homes. So coming to this home is such a great opportunity to share the gospel with them, which they then can take home to their parents when they go home once a year.
Highlights
- we were greeted with a welcome sign and beautiful garlands
- playing with the children. Again language was limited between us, but it was such a joy to play football, cricket, shuttle cock, catch, duck duck goose and other games with them. I love to just stop and listen to their laughter and delight as they play!
- praying for the people at the church Sunday morning. What an honor to lift people up in prayer! I was humbled and challenged by the way so many of them came forward for prayer! Whether it was prayer for healing or a family member or prayer for exams, study or to grow closer to God, so many came forward! How often do we go forward for prayer? Not nearly enough! Well I know I don't. What are we afraid of? I think a lot of it is pride, it's like we have this idea that as Christians we have to have it all together. But we don't, in fact I think it should be the opposite, we are Christians because we realize we don't have it all together. Because we realize our deep need for Jesus Christ to be our Savior!! So we need to show that more! Let's be honest with each other and lift each other up in prayer!!
- prayer and worship times with the children each evening. It is so great to hear them worshipping in their own language.
There is so much more I could share but will try to keep this short. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!
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