Saturday we helped out with the children's outreach in our neighborhood. The kids were so happy to greet us! I'm so glad they had name-tags because there were so many new faces!
This is the Pastor's house, where the kids had their "Birthday for Jesus." It was really hot out, so kids were fanning themselves with cardboard pieces.
Here is one of the teachers telling about how Jesus is the King! Next year I'm hoping to become more skilled in the local language so I can express more deep truth than just info about where I am from and what I do.
The church was conducting "Operation Slippers" to give the kids new shoes and shirts. I think we had 45 pairs of shoes, but there were about 100 kids who came! Wow! We hope that these kids come back throughout the year to the regular kids' club.
It started to rain, so the pastor told the kids to go take shelter somewhere and then come back. This girl is SO CUTE! She just sat down and put a towel on her head while she held tightly to her new present of slippers and a shirt.
Some other kids found creative ways to make umbrellas. "Rain, Rain, Go Away!" The rain did help to cool us down, but it slowed the action and also made the front yard muddy.
The rain stopped and the kids returned for the Bible story. However, in just a few more minutes it started raining again! This is the tropics in the rainy season!
It was fun to smile at the moms who watched from the other side of the gate. I hope many of the kids' mothers can also hear the truth.
The kids were excited to answer questions about the lesson because if they answered correctly, they would get a free towel as a gift.
A very special treat--ice cream!! Once the word spread that we were handing out ice cream, people came over from the whole area to get a taste! By then it was dark and the rain stopped us from playing the game. We do pray that the Lord used the outreach in many ways to bring kids (and their moms) closer to knowing Him personally. Continue to pray for this ministry!
Saturday we helped out with the children's outreach in our neighborhood. The kids were so happy to greet us! I'm so glad they had name-tags because there were so many new faces!
This is the Pastor's house, where the kids had their "Birthday for Jesus." It was really hot out, so kids were fanning themselves with cardboard pieces.
Here is one of the teachers telling about how Jesus is the King! Next year I'm hoping to become more skilled in the local language so I can express more deep truth than just info about where I am from and what I do. 
The church was conducting "Operation Slippers" to give the kids new shoes and shirts. I think we had 45 pairs of shoes, but there were about 100 kids who came! Wow! We hope that these kids come back throughout the year to the regular kids' club.
It started to rain, so the pastor told the kids to go take shelter somewhere and then come back. This girl is SO CUTE! She just sat down and put a towel on her head while she held tightly to her new present of slippers and a shirt.
Some other kids found creative ways to make umbrellas. "Rain, Rain, Go Away!" The rain did help to cool us down, but it slowed the action and also made the front yard muddy.
The rain stopped and the kids returned for the Bible story. However, in just a few more minutes it started raining again! This is the tropics in the rainy season!
It was fun to smile at the moms who watched from the other side of the gate. I hope many of the kids' mothers can also hear the truth.
The kids were excited to answer questions about the lesson because if they answered correctly, they would get a free towel as a gift.
A very special treat--ice cream!! Once the word spread that we were handing out ice cream, people came over from the whole area to get a taste! By then it was dark and the rain stopped us from playing the game. We do pray that the Lord used the outreach in many ways to bring kids (and their moms) closer to knowing Him personally. Continue to pray for this ministry!
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