hello out there!
greetings from this side of the world. this has been another full week of teaching, painting, and getting to know people. i saw the Lord answer some specific prayers this week and i was very encouraged. one morning i prayed that the Lord would send many to come to paint so that we could get to know more people as we were working. That day, a whole group of people who hadn't come before came. It was a great day to work alongside people and get to know them a little better as we shared a bucket of paint.
yesterday, I asked the Lord to help us connect with the kids we are working with. Yesterday things didn't work out as planned or go according to schedule, but we connected with the kids! We started playing a bunch of games and things became very comfortable. I continue to ask God to help us relate to them even though we have trouble communicating. I'm praying that we can pour into them and encourage them to keep the faith!
this week i met up with my friend Jeannette and we went to a mall and then the WW2 Cemetary here in Manila- wow. it was so sobering. I'm reminded that freedom isn't cheap. As I read all the names of those missing in action and saw all the rows and rows of crosses surrounding me, I was filled with gratitude for those who gave their lives.
fellow laborers, with all my heart, i thank you for interceding for me. please keep praying for the ministry here. God is the only one who can change lives. We are his servants- but we can do nothing on our own. Pray that God would do a mighty work here- that many would come to know his Son!