Mex-i-Kids

Yesterday Andrew and I went in two different directions to the breakfast clubs in the morning. I went as usual to La Loma with Tabitha and Andrew went to the newer club in the south. It took him 3 hours to get back because of heavy traffic in the city!

As you can see their new sign is very attractive and many people have stopped to have a look.
This is the street outside where the games are played. Falling is not something that you want to happen to you but these kids just get up, dust themselves off and get on with the game! As you can see the road is not paved so it is very dusty but fun nevertheless.
About 40 kids gathered. The church hasn't started to advertise properly yet. They want to be sure they have found their feet first as they expect numbers to rise once word gets out properly.
It seems the kids are understanding the question! This is Andrew introducing a new song. He went armed with 2 new songs (they have been singing the same two songs he taught last time every week!) and a DVD with the actions for a few more to keep them going.
Not much room for doing actions in the gazebo!
The Pastor's wife gave the bible lesson. She is very gifted. She and her husband asked us to be sure and thank everyone who is helping to make the club possible. They are so excited at what is happening and also at the potential for the future. This little church has 20 members and they currently have between 40 and 50 kids on a Saturday morning. Cesar, the pastor, visits the Drop-In Centre every week. As we are about to start a 6 week English course at La Loma we have given 'The Lamb' books to this group so that they have teaching materials for the next few weeks as well. The Lamb is an excellent children's resource published by Goodseed International. The artwork is incredible as it takes the children from creation through to the resurrection. Pray that it will be used to bring many of these kids to Christ.
No breakfast club is complete without breakfast! Here the kids are treated to Tamales - a favourite for many.
All aboard Andrew's people carrier!
Thanks to so many of you who are praying for these breakfast clubs and the ones in planning. As I mentioned we are starting a 6 week English course at La Loma next week. We are hoping that it will attract many new kids in the area. English seems to attract many people here and as we look around our churches it is amazing to see how many have been contacted through English ministries. Robin MacKinnon and Julie Pollock will be giving the course.

The idea is that breakfast clubs will start in the church and house church where Jonny and Julie work and we were also speaking to another Mexican pastor about the possibility of starting a club in his church which also has a very poor area on its doorstep. We were just reflecting that between the 2 clubs yesterday 70 kids were reached with the gospel. With another 3 clubs and with numbers growing the potential is huge. Pray that God will continue to work and open the doors for evangelism and ministry.