It was an early start-Breakfast at 7am!!! We were collected by Andrew, Carol, Tabitha, Hannah and Gary and headed on our journey to La Loma.
We were working at the La Loma Church helping them to run their Breakfast Club Fun Day. Over 800 invitations had been given out around La Loma and the shanty town nearby. During the Breakfast Club there were many different activties going on including: face painting, trampolining, a clown, bouncy castle, parachute games and many more. I ended up face painting!!!! What an experience, I don't think any of the animals resembled those the kids asked for from the book!There were children of all ages there; from babies in arms to young teenagers. Many of the parents also came along. Each of the team had various activties to help supervise, even helping to make and cook the hamburgers in the kitchen! The kids seemed to be enjoying themselves and even with limited Spanish we made attempts to talk with them. I found this difficult as even kids of 2 years old had more Spanish than I did! But we tried our best and it was surprising how much we could communicate using made up sign language!!
After the clown arrived Andrew Agnew sang with the children and then Carol told them the gospel. There were over 120 children and adults at the club and many listened to what God was saying through Carol. Please continue to pray for the work that the La Loma Church is doing for the people of that area where many families go without.We cleared up after the children left and then we were asked to help with the preparations for their Holiday Bible Club in a few weeks time. They needed us to paint a shepherd (David), a lion, a bear and a castle. Everyone in the team worked together and soon what they had asked for was completed as best we could. We travelled back to the Seminary, had a quick cup of tea and a piece of toast to keep us going as we were attending a kids musical (organised by Robin and Margaret) in the Campanario Church. It was very enjoyable and at stages they had to compete with the heavy rain on the tin roof!
After the muscial we came back to the apartment and Colleen had prepared our tea. It was rice, veg and San Fransico chicken-just what everyone wanted and needed! We heard then from Colleen how God had called her to serve Him with OMS in many different parts of the world.Everyone was glad to get into bed after a long day and be rested for church the next day.
2 comments:
Dear Armagh Mexico Team,
it is great to keep up to date with you all through the blog! It is just wonderful that you have the opportunity to experience mission in this way. May God teach you many things about missions, Himself and yourselves and may He use this experience to mould you and make you more like Himself.
In our prayers,
Gary and Claudia Cousins (Germany - formerly Portedarn, Norn-Iron ;)
Hello Armagh team. Thank you all for keeping us so well informed. We almost feel we are with you all over there. John send us one of your burgers, I can almost smell them! We were up at New Horizon at the weekend, a number of people were asking how you all were. We remember you all daily. Joshua 1 v9
Sidney,Diane,John& Amy.
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