Tomorrow (Monday) is the first day of summer holidays for kids across the city. It is also the first day of the Holiday Bible Club (VBS) at La Loma. The team are hoping for 150 kids. As usual there has been an incredible amount of time spent in making decorations for all of the rooms. Usually we have a team from the UK to help but this year there are no teams so it's a church effort. It always makes us laugh when during the announcements a list of ingredients is read out and people are asked to offer to take them in. We were chosen to take in 6 kilos of chicken breasts (thankfully they're a lot cheaper here than at home).
Please pray that many new contacts will be made with people in the community and that the holiday club will make a huge impact. Pray that God will use the people volunteering their time for His glory and that they will have the stamina and health need to see the week through.
Fidel and Juana will be helping at La Loma though Fidel may do some street work as well. Alex and Paty will be helping with the club at their church (Viveros which was in Santa Monica). On Monday though Paty will help at La Loma and Alex will be taking the guys from La Raza to a soccer tournament. The centre won't be open as usual for the week of course but continue to pray for the kids during the week.
One of the guys called Jonny indicated that he was ready to leave the streets on Friday. He went through his interview but there were complications with getting him to the rehab centre. Unfortunately he had to go back to the streets. We are hoping that he will have been able to get there yesterday but we're not sure what happened. This is a problem that we will have to resolve as it may not be the only time it could occur. Pray for Jonny as he begins the difficult process of leaving the streets and that he will first and foremost find true freedom in Christ.
PS We just heard that Jonny made it to rehab and is settling in.
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