The first day at the orphanage was incredible. Sarah (my roomie) and I only had a few minutes to get ready Wednesday though because my alarm clock didn't go off. Someone woke us up once the bus was already there.
Anyways once we got to the orphanage for some reason the kids were still in class, so we stalled a little and then had the general assembly. We performed the skit that corresponded with the bible lesson, The Good Samaritan, that was being taught later that day. The kids really enjoyed the skit and answered all the questions that Sandy asked them! Throughout the day I stayed in music, which was really great and my Russian was actually helpful!
One really neat thing that we got to do this year was create a memory verse booklet, like VBS, that contained 17 memory verses for the kids to memorize. Well we created this giant vine and each kid had a leaf with their name on it and each time they passed off a memory verse they got a grape to go on their leaf! This was truly amazing to watch these kids memorize verses and be excited about it; not to mention I had the privledge of listening to them recite their verses.
More to come later, that is only one day out of many.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
the day after today
8:24 PM, Smolensk, Russia
Tomorrow...that's right, I get to be in my sweet, beautiful, Russia tomorrow (well, I leave tomorrow..get there Tuesday). I am beyond excited, but in a way that is wierd for me because 7 months ago I told my parents I was not going to Russia, God had different plans. God has big plans for Russia and I am a part of that and I don't know why I even considered not going this year.
There are different areas you can be prayinf for the team if you would like. Thanks! Pray for traveling safety, boldness to share the gospel, wisdom, patience, obedience in God's will, and good health for us all. Pray for the children, that their hearts and minds would be open to our stories, bible lessons, testimonies, and our hearts. Most of the children are christians, so it is important that there is growth in their lives. Pray for the orphanage workers so that they can see God loves them too and salvation is not just for the children. Pray for the church we will be attending, that they will be encouraged by seeing us there, supporting them and they will have the daily boldness to stand up for Christ in a desperate land. So, до свидания, (goodbye), я люблю Вас, (I love you!)
Tomorrow...that's right, I get to be in my sweet, beautiful, Russia tomorrow (well, I leave tomorrow..get there Tuesday). I am beyond excited, but in a way that is wierd for me because 7 months ago I told my parents I was not going to Russia, God had different plans. God has big plans for Russia and I am a part of that and I don't know why I even considered not going this year.
There are different areas you can be prayinf for the team if you would like. Thanks! Pray for traveling safety, boldness to share the gospel, wisdom, patience, obedience in God's will, and good health for us all. Pray for the children, that their hearts and minds would be open to our stories, bible lessons, testimonies, and our hearts. Most of the children are christians, so it is important that there is growth in their lives. Pray for the orphanage workers so that they can see God loves them too and salvation is not just for the children. Pray for the church we will be attending, that they will be encouraged by seeing us there, supporting them and they will have the daily boldness to stand up for Christ in a desperate land. So, до свидания, (goodbye), я люблю Вас, (I love you!)
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