Oi everyone!
I am honestly not sure where to begin and where to end in this e-mail, so I will write some things, but your children can definitely provide more detail when they get home.
Things are going absolutely amazing down here. I had a conversation with Tosha today about the fact that we are leaving in one week and it makes us sad to think about that already. Even though there is a language barrier, we are learning a lot about using nonverbals to get our message across. At our sports camps, we have had about 30-40 people come each day (which was less than we expected), but this has allowed for deeper socailizaion and connection between individuals. Bruce and Lynndell keep encouraging us that as the week continues more and more will show. It was really neat yesterday because after teaching the kids how to play the sport, we take a break to eat lunch and get a nap, and then we go to an open field where we play the sport that we learned in the morning. Well as we were playing, it was neat to see how many individuals were just walking down the street and joined into the games and people that actually stopped their cars or motorcyles to watch us play. How cool!! I don't want to make this to long, but I want to give you a brief run down of how the last two days have gone:
6:30- 2 kids get up and get food from the market with Jeremy
7:00- I wake up all the kids
7:30- breakfast (every day I give them a goal to reach during the day at breakfast)
8:00- clean up (four kids are responsible for washing dishes and tables all day and two are responsible for bathrooms) The remainder of the kids take showers, get ready for the sports camp
9:00-11:00- do instrustions for the sports camp at the church
11:00-11:30- time for partner prayer and individual scripture reading.
11:30-12:00- down time/showers/getting ready for lunch
12:00- lunch (the food here has been WONDERFUL! No one is going hungry!)
12:30-2:30- nap/ shower time
2:30-5:00- sports camp
5:00-6:00- showers/ work on skits/ any thing else that needs to be prepared
6:00- supper
7:00-8:30- we have groups that come almost every evening and we share testimonies and games with them
8:30- whenever- kids will sit outside of the gates if they are not a part of the small group that meets that particular evening and then they will ask to come in and play basketball, soccer, or cards. Sometimes we say yes, sometimes we just need a break!
In the evenings when everyone leaves, we have our group time where we discuss the goal assigned and other things that happened throughout the day. I also provide a brief scripture encouragement, or something that God is laying on m heart!
God is working through these teens... no doubt about it! I can't say enough... thank you thank you thank you for all your prayers and support!
If you want some things to pray for- please pray for Emiley's recovery (she was the only one affected with a stomach bug- but is almost recovered already), and that the bugs and itchiness do not affect us (especially poor Emma who is apparently as sweet inside as out!).
Thank you all again!! :)
Momma G & Poppa K (aka Gina & Kyle)
