It has seemed quite fitting over the past 10 days or so that the theme was about "wrestling, " as we have had to wrestle in many meetings and most of all in prayer to finally be allowed to begin Day Camp this week! We have met some resistance from the local Child Protective Services as far as visits and day camps this year. In years past it has been no problem, so this year we have truly been wrestling in prayer to see the Good News go out to these children.
We are still in prayer for the coming weeks. We were finally cleared to begin day camp with the kids from Sincrai this week, but were only allowed to go in the mornings. God again was faithful and had an open door waiting, with children flooding out! The team from Allen Bible Church has been very flexible and when the door opened to spend all afternoon doing Day Camp with about 50 kids from the gypsy village of Petelea, partnering with a local church, they were all for it!
As you can see, there were many more than 50, but that didn't stop the singing, playing, and sharing of God's love creatively through a "wanna be" wrestler named Hi5! Our special guest Hi5 learned along with the kids how to "build yourself up" in the Lord... Jude 20. Take a look at this sweet surprise...
As you can see here, the Allen Bible Church Team jumped right in with the kids and led many large groups of kids in games, memory verse, small group discussion, crafts and more... having prepared for 50 and been greeted by over 200... they didn't skip a beat!
Please continue to pray for Day Camp going on this week in the mornings with the kids from the state group homes in Sincrai and for the afternoons with the kids (& adults) from Petelea. Please also pray that as we continue to work and pray, that God will open the door for day camp next week and for all of our weekend visit opportunities.
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