In our second full day in the slums, we were greeted with even more kids, brought in from another nearby school. Lack of a uniform kept them from coming the first day but that false requirement was addressed and on Tuesday, the number of kids more than doubled.
As on Monday, we started the day with worship. A couple of guitars and lots of praiseful voices made for an awesome experience as we sang Kushi Kushi Manao, Hallelu Hallelu, and the kids’ favorite so far Tutti Ta. The kids were then treated to a skit about the importance of courage.
After the skit, we divided the kids into 4 groups and rotated them through games, snacks, story and craft rooms. They spent about 30 minutes in each area. The game for the day was supposed to be a sponge toss relay and for the most part that’s how it started. However, the youngest group ended up turning the relay race into an all out water fight, flinging water from the sponges at the nearest person and laughing hysterically. We worked in a game of Simon Says after awhile but even that turned into a water fight.
We left for lunch and returned to the same mall that had provided us lunch (McDonald’s) the previous day. This time we dined at Ruby Tuesday. After lunch we drove to the section of the slums that had been inaccessible the previous day because of the heavy rains. When we arrived, we were greeted by the same smiling faces of the kids at the school as they welcomed us to their homes.
I’m not even going to try to describe the conditions but instead will let the pictures speak for themselves. Please continue to pray that more and more children living in this area will be able to receive an education and be given an opportunity to improve the conditions in which they live. More importantly, pray that they will place their trust in Christ as they learn about Him in this same school.
As on Monday, we started the day with worship. A couple of guitars and lots of praiseful voices made for an awesome experience as we sang Kushi Kushi Manao, Hallelu Hallelu, and the kids’ favorite so far Tutti Ta. The kids were then treated to a skit about the importance of courage.
After the skit, we divided the kids into 4 groups and rotated them through games, snacks, story and craft rooms. They spent about 30 minutes in each area. The game for the day was supposed to be a sponge toss relay and for the most part that’s how it started. However, the youngest group ended up turning the relay race into an all out water fight, flinging water from the sponges at the nearest person and laughing hysterically. We worked in a game of Simon Says after awhile but even that turned into a water fight.
We left for lunch and returned to the same mall that had provided us lunch (McDonald’s) the previous day. This time we dined at Ruby Tuesday. After lunch we drove to the section of the slums that had been inaccessible the previous day because of the heavy rains. When we arrived, we were greeted by the same smiling faces of the kids at the school as they welcomed us to their homes.
I’m not even going to try to describe the conditions but instead will let the pictures speak for themselves. Please continue to pray that more and more children living in this area will be able to receive an education and be given an opportunity to improve the conditions in which they live. More importantly, pray that they will place their trust in Christ as they learn about Him in this same school.
2 comments:
You are all a blessing from God. I will continue to pray.
Lisa
Our hearts go out to all of you and to the children of India! What an incredible journey God is taking you on! David and I are praying for all of you. We look at the blog everyday...what a great idea! Wish we were there!!!
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