Last week our numbers were small again. There were only about 15 kids which is a discouragingly small number. We also realised that most of our helpers now are teenagers and were beginning to wonder what God's plan is in this.
Yesterday we went out into the community and had the breakfast club in the home of one of the church members. The family had invited kids from the area by word of mouth. It was another exciting morning for us. About 30 kids came along. There was a basketball court just below the house where we played some games and then we ran a short program in the patio of the house. Andrew did a mime and I followed it up with an explanatory story. The kids listened incredibly well and seemed to have a great time. There was a Christmas theme and so as is traditional here we had a piñata!
Sweets and fruit for the fittest!
Next week and the week after we will be in different homes. Pray for the involvement of more adults from the church and that God will clearly direct for the New Year. There are advantages to having the club in the church but it is exciting to be out. We saw some kids who haven't attended for a while and other kids were attracted by the activity. Perhaps we need to go out and about more often. It certainly seems that the people in the area need frequent reminders and invitations.
Last week our numbers were small again. There were only about 15 kids which is a discouragingly small number. We also realised that most of our helpers now are teenagers and were beginning to wonder what God's plan is in this.
Yesterday we went out into the community and had the breakfast club in the home of one of the church members. The family had invited kids from the area by word of mouth. It was another exciting morning for us. About 30 kids came along. There was a basketball court just below the house where we played some games and then we ran a short program in the patio of the house. Andrew did a mime and I followed it up with an explanatory story. The kids listened incredibly well and seemed to have a great time. There was a Christmas theme and so as is traditional here we had a piñata!
Sweets and fruit for the fittest!
Next week and the week after we will be in different homes. Pray for the involvement of more adults from the church and that God will clearly direct for the New Year. There are advantages to having the club in the church but it is exciting to be out. We saw some kids who haven't attended for a while and other kids were attracted by the activity. Perhaps we need to go out and about more often. It certainly seems that the people in the area need frequent reminders and invitations.
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