Buying Shoes For The Kids
Picture thirty or so kids and seven multicultural college students walking through alleys, over to the market place to buy slippers. It surely was a sight to see! The children were grouped together by grade range, so we will say about seven each. The group that I led included seven second and third graders. But along the way to the market we managed to pick up two more kids and a random youth, who was not supposed to be a part of the group, but was a great help anyhow. The children were nice, quiet and obedient, following each other to the market place. I have never seen children like them in the U.S.! The random youth that came along with our group became our translator and took charge of the kids, helping them try on slippers and finding the right size for them. It was great not having to worry about how I was going to find a way to organize the children. Afterward we took all the kids to Jollybee (the Philippines version of McDonald's) and I thought it would be chaos, trying to find out what the kids wanted. But the youth helped out again and it was smooth sailing getting the kids food and sitting them down. It was great to see the kids save some of their food for their siblings and for some, it was the first time they ever went to Jollybee.
Joy in Full Church service
The service was in the normal Western structure with the prayer and singing to start it up, then the reading of Scripture, the message and the benediction. Dave's message on the story of Samuel and Eli was a call for the men and women of the church to seek out the voice of God for their families. It was practical but at the same time profound challenging both parents and youths to follow the calling of God in their lives.
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