"I have a request," a team member said, tapping me on the shoulder. "All the kids are out of school because it's Independence Day. Now there are too many people here and not enough chairs, so would you take all the kids and go do something with them while the adults listen to the teaching?"
'Go do something with the kids.' It was a vague duty, but it didn't seem like it should be that hard. Right?
A little while later found about five people, translators included, trying to keep a program running for about two hundred children--all of it improvised! One of the team members, a girl from Bulgaria, performed a crazy routine with a tiny, invisible puppet, making the whole thing up as she went along!
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| Worship break after Bible stories with a smaller group in the afternoon. |
I for the most part told Bible stories, using balloons and string figures as props. It's incredible for me to think that only 2 1/2 weeks ago the prospect of "preaching" to a group of kids on a given Bible story had me shaking in my flip flops. Now that's exactly what I've been doing all day! "What story do you want next?" I'd ask, hearing everything from "The Prodigal Son!" to "The Ten Virgins!" in reply. How does one tell that with string?
Apparently the prayer and medical teams witnessed some beautiful transformation stories taking place in different people throughout the day as well. Between that, the kids ministry, and a youth meeting that happened in the evening, it was a great day. Thank you for your prayers!
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