Kid's Service: Water Balloons

For the past two weeks it has rained on the days we had kid's service and most of the kid's were not able to show up because of the unexpected weather. However, this past Wednesday we were blessed with sunshine and more kid's showed up. The lesson that was taught was about Heaven. For a craft project they all had the chance to color  and decorate the gates of Heaven that we printed out for them. The children were all so excited to color and decorate with glitter, stickers, and paint. After the fun craft project, we all decided that it was time to pull out the water balloons and play some games while the weather was great. It was so much fun and yes, we all ended up getting wet. The following Sunday the sunshine was out again and it was very hot so we played with water balloons again :)

When it rained, plan B was putting the parachute over the trampoline

Kid's tossing water balloons over the net :)

Homemade Jam

One elderly lady from the church named Mariya Joseph has given us a whole bunch of plums and walnuts. We knew that we were not going to eat all the plums before they get bad so I really wanted to try and make some jam for the first time. I went to the market and bought some strawberries to make the jam taste more flavor full. Who knew that plums and strawberries would make such a good combination. The jam had a sour, but very sweet taste, making it perfect to spread on bread and drink tea. 

Our lovely ladies have been so kind to provide us with potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, beets, and soo much more. So as a thank you for all that they do for us, we gave them the homemade jam that I and the girls made together. 

 And this was the end result of the jam :) yummmy!!

Prayer

We go to a prayer service every Thursday evening. usually, it takes place at one of the local lady's house, but for the last 2 weeks, it was at our house. We had a very blessed time, even some ladies that usually do not come showed up. We have interesting discussions during our meetings, and its always nice to know that you have a support group, so to speak. Some of the ladies had special prayer requests, and we take those very seriously. Each of them also prays daily for their families, as some members of their family have not yet come to the Lord. please support them and us in prayer.
Every meeting with them is a bit funny to me personally, because I'm not fully accustomed to the way they talk. At times, it seems as though they are telling each other off, even though one is just explaining a point to another. And they love debating. They make me think of sisters =D
They pray for and encourage one another, though, and that makes me so happy. Yesterday, for instance, one mentioned that she has been upset with the Lord; and two or three others began a pep talk right away. "Don't worry," they said. "Just trust in the Lord, believe that He knows what He's doing. We will pray for you together, and we'll keep praying. Hang in there, sister."
It's just so sweet. Our leader also read psalm 27 for us, and said that its a very good psalm to read when we're feeling down. It is. David was truly a man after God's own heart.
They stayed for tea last week, but this week hurried off, probably because it was getting dark. We didnt let them leave, however, unless they at least tried our new jam. They loved it.
We love our local ladies, and wish them and their families blessings in abundance!
Continue to pray for us, we are always in need of a blessing. Thanks so much

Kid's Camp

Getting Ready

drew him, painted him, and cut him out

we love DIY projects

"more left. no, more up. hold it straight!"

With the Kids 

bracelet making

 lesson with the youngest group

story of the good Samaritan

 

 "Jonah, wake up!"

they love helping

Praise God! Kid's camp was a huge success. About 50 children were registered, and they all loved it. We were sad to end, but we didnt finish forever. We now hold lessons with the kids twice a week. Every Sunday and Wednesday we gather them up again and teach something new from the Bible. We have 15 to 20 kids each time. Please pray for us, so that we have the wisdom to teach them correctly, and according to the Lord's will.