Today
we beat some Honduran kids at soccer, it was pretty exciting. We’ve gotten to
hang out with some awesome kids all week. Getting to show Christ’s love to them
has been amazing, but more than anything, they have inspired us; they all come
from bad backgrounds, and compared to us, they don’t have very much, but they’re
all so full of joy and the love of Christ. Being at Emmanuel has been an
amazing experience, but as the week winds down we’ve come to realize that it
doesn’t end here. Tonight we talked about the Great Commission at devotional,
and we were reminded that we are commanded to go and make disciples, it is not
optional, and Jesus didn’t say to go once a week, he simply said to go. So as
we prepare for our last day here, we’re so excited to continue loving on the
kids, and just as much, we’re excited to go home and continue to show Christ’s
love to everyone around us.
-Aidan Workman
Today
was another great day at Orphanage Emmanuel. We started our morning with a very
early walk across the grounds to the boys’ Power Toddler house to present our
skit about Noah’s Ark. The boys, ranging from age 4 to 6, showed us their
rendition of the parable of the Good Samaritan. After that, we went on a guided
tour of the Orphanage on the back of a tractor. We then went out to the field
to dig up an irrigation pipe and make repairs to a busted line. Once we
finished for the day with that, we went back to the Power Toddlers to eat
cookies and play on the playground with them. We ate dinner and went out to
play soccer with some of the kids. After several losses, we finally won a game.
This was naturally a great victory and was celebrated very loudly and with
excessive dancing. Our day ended with a devotional led by our small group. We
cited Isaiah 6:8 and Matthew 28:18-20. We talked about looking past our week
and continuing our mission of serving God. The call to serve the Lord extends
into all parts of life.
-Sam Jones
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