Recently our family went on Outreach together. It was good experience too. We were able to take our children to a small community where 11 families live.
When we first arrived, Summer started to cry because she has a hard time being around a lot of people who do not speak English. And Josiah was acting shy as well. Thankfully this community has two WONDERFUL things…lots of kids & lots of animals! It wasn’t long till Ethan & Josiah were off playing soccer with the boys & Summer was off chasing the sheep. Sheep weren’t the only animals either…there were pigs, dogs, chickens, turkeys, ducks and cats too.
After the playing, everyone went to an outdoor pavilion to hear the lesson. Joel is using “The Lamb Book” with this particular group. Even the adults enjoy listening, looking at the pictures and answering the questions at the end of the chapters.
Often times our hearts just break with the living conditions people have…this community is the same. Summer asked why the people are so poor…how to explain such things to our children. It’s hard. The one thing we can explain with certainty is that we can give them the BEST RICHES there is to offer…Christ. We can’t change where they live, but God can change the way they live! Needless to say, it was pretty exciting to hear our kids say they didn’t want to leave so soon (we had been there a couple of hours). And to hear the people ask if we have any extra “Lamb Books” for them to read on their own.
Prayer Request:
Pray that we can find & purchase more “Lamb Books”
Pray that the people will understand & accept the gift of Salvation.
Pray that we can pass on our love for Christ, and our desire to share Him with others, to our children.