Today was a good day.
We went to a school that Dale teaches at. We went into 5 different classrooms, taught a
lesson (I was helping act out this lesson: The parable of the master and the 3
servants who either invested their money or buried it). Then we all shared a talent that God has
given us, explaining to the kids to use their talents to Glorify God. We then did a Flamingo Warrior (a game) and
the Cha Cha (a dance), followed by a little questioning the kids and a
prayer. It was really cute to see all
the kids faces, and how they get excited
about what we are doing and teaching them! We also got to go down the street to the two
Kindergarten classes (the other classes were grade 1-6). We helped them with
their crafts and stuff. Our group split
from there, some went into the other kindergarten class and the rest of us went
back to the older kids. Then we all came
together after lunch and did a big program for a whole new group of grade 1-6
kids. They seemed to love it. We got to
spend some time playing with the kids afterwards. They loved jumping on my
shoulders, pulling my arms, and sitting in my arms! It was a ton of fun – They were so cute!!!!!!
We then go the privilege of going to some peoples houses and talk to them,
learn about their lives, bring them some food, and most of all: pray for them!!! It was really neat to see the difference in
the cultures.
Something that really stuck out to me was during our lesson
we asked the kids in most of the classes “what are things someone would need to
bring on a journey?” The first answer
for almost all of them was “water”. Now
that gets to me because of what their priorities and needs are. If you asked this same question in Canada or
America, most people would immediately say “money, phone, headphones…” stuff
like that. There are such needs here in
3rd world countries! Most
people just don’t fully get this. It’s a
see-it-only kind of thing. It doesn’t fully comprehend in the human mind until
you see it firsthand.
There are a great many people who would love to have our 1st world "problems"!
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