Greg ministered at the church we've been at all week serving and having the pastor's conference. There was one who came down to ask for salvation! Robin had the privilege of being able to hear him while Lucy helped with children's church outside (where they have children's church services each week aside from rainy days). We also were able to give the children's teachers the remainder of our supplies and gifts.
We learned that the children's teachers have no supplies mainly because of financial reasons...no money for copies or crafts and no curriculum. The children do have notebooks that they bring back and forth each week in order to summarize the Bible story they have learned and memorize the scripture throughout the week. Some of the teachers personally provide for the orphans in their classes. An orphan is any child that not only has no family but also has only 1 parent or lives with a family member. Even with family they can be described as such and even live in an orphanage.The teachers have requested children's Bibles and story books especially. We are praying about a way to get our Sunday school materials we are done with to them quarterly because they literally have no resources. But the Lord gives all wisdom and you learn quickly out here that relying completely on Him and His Spirit for necessities (and otherwise) is an absolute in all areas. On a level like none other.
Words that the team would describe their church's worship service...
...dynamic
...animated
...demonstrative
...spirit-filled
...uninhibited
And honestly it's difficult to put it into words. You heard a taste of it in the video on yesterday's blog.
Another neat experience was that Greg had the opportunity to give the boots he brought to someone. This is something he planned and was on the look-out for throughout the time. It was obvious the choice - the property care-taker, once we saw his tattered and falling-apart shoes of 2 kinds. As we looked out the church window during service he was wearing them.
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