It is kids day today!! We had a good day. Our team went to San Cristabal. It is a small town by Mezcallio. We had 33 kids! They were such a joy! It didn't matter what we did, they were smiling and laughing and it was so contagious. I think the games of hot potato and markalor was a hit!
After VBS with the kids, we went on a prayer walk throughout the community there. Some of the homes we went to visit, one lady said her husband is in the states and sending them money. She has 6 kids. That has to be hard to do this alone with your husband so far away. A lot of families are like this. Maybe not in the states but some husbands are in different cities just to find jobs. Her kids were at our VBS and we recapped the story of Saul/Paul. They were able to answer all our test questions! haha. But what was great, was that their mom was listening. (at least I think she was at the time). An older son came in and he sat and listened to the end of us talking about the story. She was getting the witness from her kids. And seeing how excited they were. We prayed over her and asked for blessings and to her and her family. I didn't think that she was really listening, or that she really took interest in our talk. But Heather felt compelled to give her hug. She asked if she could and the mom just shrugged her shoulders ok. But what happened next was God moving. As Heather hugged her, this mom embraced Heather. Tight. For a while. She needed this touch. This love that only God could send through Heather.
I am so glad we were able to be there for her, to show her this love and support. As we were leaving, this family asked if they could take a picture with us. This is the second time this week that someone asked for our picture!! and of course we said YES! But only if we could get one too!
Today lifted our spirits. To see and feel that we are helping others even with it only being a touch, a word, a prayer.
Well, we had to rush back to base camp to get ready for our women's ministry. We had 30 women attend. I like this ministry. We are able to sit with the women of the community and church and love on them and give them attention that they don't get enough of.
I am going to bed, worn out but happy and filled.
John 15:9-17 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last-and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other.
Bendiciones,
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