Encouragement

Stretcher bearers. In Mark 2:1-12 Jesus went to Capernaum and a paralyzed man was lowered into the room by his friends to be healed. Who are our stretcher bearers that would pick us up, tear off the roof and lower you to Jesus? During morning glow we explored this question. We think our congregation is a major stretcher bearer for our mission along with the youth of our church giving so much for our mission needs. Much like the woman in the parable who gave what she could, many used the Belize giving envelopes to give what they could and decide where it should go. Lyn challenged us to find a way to carry the load for another as God's gifts.


The work today centered around library construction, gift bag distribution, playground deconstruction
prior to rebuild, our first day of VBS as well as 5-6 home visits. The kids were so excited to get the letters and photos from their givers. Many whistles and recorders sounded throughout the village! VBS scripture was Matthew 7:12 -the Golden Rule. We divided into groups of 15, songs, snacks, crafty bandanas developed quickly. About midway through our time, the heavens opened up and several inches of rain poured over the next hour. The road, soccer field, and ditches flooded quickly. This blogger was worried without Todd Howell on the case! With no let up in sight, the kids continued to be kids and of course they played underwater soccer. We  were concerned for these kids that had miles to trek, but they were unaffected. This life is different than ours, difficult by our standards, but life goes on.

We arrived safely back at In His Will to a spaghetti dinner, wet, warm and still excited about our work! Please pray for our team as we continue our work and add bicycle repair to tomorrows activities. Thank you to all who contributed to bike and bike repair funds-this is vital means of transportation for the Los Tambos school children.

Our work constructing a library:

 

Living Tree bag distribution day is like Christmas Day!