Philippians 1:12-26 was the devotional portion for today, and we discussed the idea of looking toward the eternal while living as Jesus Christ in this world. Our time was wonderful as team members opened up and shared some difficulties they experience in attempting to live out their walk with God when people around them don’t respond. Others shared testimonies of ways they have seen the benefits of walking with God. It was wonderful.
After breakfast, we headed
off to Las Vistas for another day of painting and playing with children. We started the morning by finishing the
yellow portion of the painting and applying the second coat on most of the
surfaces. While some were painting,
others were playing with the children and reminding them that Jesus loves
them. Throughout the day, we spent time
playing games, playing soccer, visiting the kids in the classroom, and just
loving on the children.
Just like yesterday, we fed
the children lunch before we ate. This
is always a wonderful time because it is a one-on-one experience as the team
members dish the food out for the children.
Many say “thank you”, and that is so encouraging and convicting to us
because they were receiving 2 hot dogs, a little pasta and a stem of
broccoli. Often times we are not
thankful for the food that we have, but to hear these kids give thanks for the
little they receive is wonderful.
After lunch, we got back to
work, and by 3:00 the front of the building was mostly done – we have some
touch up work tomorrow. We were able to
play soccer with the older kids, and they were thrilled with that. It has been a wonderful day.
During the ride home (and
the ride to Las Vistas) we did a 2-18 exercise where a team member shares about
themselves in 2 minutes and the team quizzes them with a variety of questions
for 18 minutes. Today we were able to
have 4 people share about themselves, so with 6 down, we have 8 left to go.
The evening was filled with
dinner, “hi-lo” conversation (sharing highs and lows of the day), an evening
wrap up where we revisit the day, and some prep conversation for the rest of
the week. Phil and Abbey Wilson came
over, and they hung out with the team a little (and provided some much desired
Guatemalan Quetzals in exchange for American Dollars). It was a wonderful evening.
Tomorrow is going to be a difficult
day as we have more painting to do, the logo design and painting for the front
of the building, 2 soccer games, and most importantly, home visits. These typically are very difficult for team
members, so we need a lot of prayer.
Well, it is rather late, so
that’s enough for today. More to come
tomorrow!!
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