This week we have been going to Children's Hospital #15 in the mornings and Orphanage #24 in the afternoons. On Tuesday the weather was great and unusually warm. The nurses and kids all wanted to go outside and play when we arrived. There were more kids than we have had before witho about 19 participating.
There were three older boys and of course they wanted to play soccer. Sunday, Mike and Amy had purchased a globe ball for play along with some construction paper, glue sticks, crayons, and coloring books since we had no ministry bag of supplies for the Hospital. Soon a soccer game started and the kids quickly wore us out! They are good players and they really enjoyed the time and it helped build a relationship.
The younger kids really enjoyed this group swing where 8-10 kids could sit in a rope bed and the whole they could swing. They kept yelling "more, more!" By the end of our time there we had wore them and us out, but had made those relationships we needed!
On Wednesday, the weather was cooler and it had rained the night before. We did activitiews inside by taking the construction paper and making crosses then tearing little pieces of paper to glue mosic style on top. The kids enjoyed that, although others were running around the room.
After that project I put all the chairs in a semi-circle and talked a little about God and how He loves them. One girl had several questions and was quiet and attentive. 3 or 4 other kids next to her were listening, but the others were distruptive and probably too young at this point. I focused on these 4 kids. The other trip participants ran interference for me and took the others kids to another room so I could have some quiet to share the Gospel with them. We still had intruputions, but I was able to present the plan of salvation to them and lead them in prayer! I believe four souls were saved Wednesday! Their names are Luda, 11; Katya 9; Tanya 12; and Igor, 8. Tanya was the one who asked a lot of questions.
When we came on thursday, I didn't see Luda. Later she showed up on the playground outside, but had to go. the nurse explained to me that her mother was dying and she had to go be with her before she passed away.
Please pray for these four kids, the other children and their situations, and for comfort of Luda as she deals with the coming loss of her mother.
There were three older boys and of course they wanted to play soccer. Sunday, Mike and Amy had purchased a globe ball for play along with some construction paper, glue sticks, crayons, and coloring books since we had no ministry bag of supplies for the Hospital. Soon a soccer game started and the kids quickly wore us out! They are good players and they really enjoyed the time and it helped build a relationship.
The younger kids really enjoyed this group swing where 8-10 kids could sit in a rope bed and the whole they could swing. They kept yelling "more, more!" By the end of our time there we had wore them and us out, but had made those relationships we needed!
On Wednesday, the weather was cooler and it had rained the night before. We did activitiews inside by taking the construction paper and making crosses then tearing little pieces of paper to glue mosic style on top. The kids enjoyed that, although others were running around the room.
After that project I put all the chairs in a semi-circle and talked a little about God and how He loves them. One girl had several questions and was quiet and attentive. 3 or 4 other kids next to her were listening, but the others were distruptive and probably too young at this point. I focused on these 4 kids. The other trip participants ran interference for me and took the others kids to another room so I could have some quiet to share the Gospel with them. We still had intruputions, but I was able to present the plan of salvation to them and lead them in prayer! I believe four souls were saved Wednesday! Their names are Luda, 11; Katya 9; Tanya 12; and Igor, 8. Tanya was the one who asked a lot of questions.
When we came on thursday, I didn't see Luda. Later she showed up on the playground outside, but had to go. the nurse explained to me that her mother was dying and she had to go be with her before she passed away.
Please pray for these four kids, the other children and their situations, and for comfort of Luda as she deals with the coming loss of her mother.
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