It's been another great week!! The kids at the orphanage and at the school are great-we are starting to feel like a part of the family there and it is great! They are so much fun-they have been trying to get us to say their names, which trust me is quite the task! They just laugh at us when we try to say them!
Game night tuesday night was tons of fun! We had about 12 people from church attend and one neighbor! We were so excited that someone showed up! Her name is Alex and we actually spent a few hours at her place with her and her boyfriend just talking and getting to know them. A relationship is truly starting to build there. They are interested in visiting the church with us. Continue to pray that relationship as well as others will start and continue to grow. At the orphanage on Wednesday, the little 9 year old boy I worked with last week was doing much better-he was sitting up on his own and looked much stronger. He still is very sick and has quite a long way to go to get better but is doing some better. The school was such a fun day--the kids are starting to really get comfortable around us which is so great. We are starting to build relationships with them which is great.
The Lord has been teaching me so many things since I've been here--this week in a book I'm reading the author was talking about how we need the Lord to get us through even the tasks we see as "everyday"--He challeneged me with whether or not I am doing everything as Jesus did when He was on the earth. From getting dressed in the morning, to ordering at a restraunt, to just the thoughts that go through my mind when something happens. My focus should always be on Christ and what His response would have been to a situation.
Please continue to pray for us as we build relationships--pray for the kids at the orphanage and the school and that we would know how best to serve--pray that my focus will be completely on Him and that I will be content in every situation. I love and miss you all! Thanks so much for checking my blog--thank you for your prayers and encouragement!
I MISS YOU!!!! You are in my thoughts and prayers every day. love ya, Ken
ReplyDeleteSure do miss you at the BAMA games....I love your updates and pics....Praying daily for u.
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Bowlsie!!