Dearest friends and family,
Our trip thus far has truly been an adventure. We feel truly blessed to have been given the opportunity to experience all that we have.
Sunday was truly a life changing day for all of us. We had the pleasure of attending the worship service of our host church and it was indescribable. After a wonderful worship session, Tim sang 'How He Loves Us' for the congregation and it was beautiful to say the least. Afterwards, Arlena preached a powerful sermon from Genesis 6. While she preached, the rest of us went and had the pleasure of serving well over 130 kids in children's church. To see them interact and respond was awesome. Nate told the story of Daniel and the lions den and then talked about being scared and learning to trust in the Lord. After church an intense game of "Duck-Duck-Goose" ensued, where Glenn's inner child took over. :) I had the distinct pleasure of comforting a very young child who just melted my heart.
Today, Monday, was a very busy and physically exhausting day. We set up the camp for the kids and I, for one, had no idea of all the things that went into this camp. We unloaded all of our supplies along with 36 cases of soda (which was just insane!) We all worked ourselves silly, but we wouldn't have it any other way. From setting up the cafeteria, to individual classrooms and finishing all the bags to give to the kids...it just was a total blast. And to top it all off, we had our first crazy intense rain storm and praise God, the roof's don't leak! :)
We continue to praise God for all that He has provided for us. We are thankful beyond measure for our hosts...this camp wouldn't have happened without them. They are truly servants of Christ. Please continue to pray for our safety and stamina as the next 3 days are our big, busy, crazy days. The kids start arriving around 10 am. Pray for safe travels for all that are coming. We again thank you all for everything that you've done to help us get to this point. We love you all.
In His service...Stephen
1 comment:
Oh it is so exciting to hear how you are all doing there. I check the blog at least 4 times a day waiting for more.
May God give you all the strength to love on all those children. Love has no language barrier! So love, love, love, love on them all.
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