Sweet Sorrow
July 23, 2010
Tonight was our last VBS at the Union village was amazing!!!! God showed up in a real way as the gospel message was clearly presented to more than 300 children. Yes…. you read right our numbers have grown like crazy since the beginning of the week. The team was able to present the gospel through song, silly drama, and through having the children memorize a verse (I john 4.16) The students then made a craft of a cross with their two thumb prints forming a heart on the cross. IE there own personal acknowledgement that God loves them, and is love, and can be there savior. What a blessing to see our whole team pull together to plan out little details of then night so that even at the very end of the night even the smallest children could still tell us the verse and knew the cross they made was the cross of Jesus Christ who died for them. We also handed out a spanish copy of John 3.16 to each of the mothers who came with their children, gave them love and hugs… many of who then wanted their picture with their child. precious!
So as the main time ran down the remaining children were all around the room playing duck duck goose, tag, blowing bubbles, gettng hugs, taking alot of pictures, singing Jesus loves me and filling the village with the spirit of the Lord …. all un planned…. all in small groups with different members of the team. God is so good!
Unfortunatly as the kids did everynight when they got ready toleave they would ask each of us if they would see us tomorrow… and tonights answer was no. Break our hearts and rip it out as their faces as they clung to us for another 30 or more minutes. Many of them just wrapped their arms around team members or sat on laps and would not let go or get down. As we had to leave for the bus many tears flowed team members and children alike. We pray the Lord has left his mark and his work will continue in Union even as we no longer will be there.
As we returned to People of Peru the tone of the evening has been very different then most…. full of joy but many heart felt genuine conversations growing us closer and deeper as a team. God is at work in all of us…. praise HE who has done a good work is us.
We are headed to bed ready for an exciting day tomorrow…
We are headed up the Amazon river by boat to visit the bora-bora tribe. A day full of anacondas, pink dolphins, homemade tribal items, bora traditions, monkeys, and memories that will last a life time. Pray for our saftey and our excitement as we venture deeper into the jungle of peru.
