Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Journal entry #5: Jon Heinly
Journal entry 5: Jon Heinly
March 6th, 2006
Greetings from Sixaola! Today was another great day of interaction with the
people here. For several hours in the morning and afternoon we were at the
school and gave school supplies, clothes, and shoes to the children there.
In total, we gave things to about 250 children. Along with this, we did a
skit about David and Goliath which the children thought was hilarious. We
also played games with them and then made salvation bracelets. These are
bracelets which have beads representing different things in the Christian
faith like red for the blood of Christ and white for purity. In the
afternoon, some of us delivered supplies to the houses which we will do
construction on tomorrow. In the afternoon, we played soccer with some of
the youth. This evening we had a short meeting with the owners of the
houses. We also spent much of the evening with the Gonzalez family, sharing
stories, laughing, and learning more about the needs of the people here. It
has been a wonderful day.
Our interactions with the children today were wonderful. I find myself
thinking of the times when Jesus speaks of the least of these. I believe
that the things we do for these children from this poor community of Sixaola
we are doing as unto Christ Himself. And as we interact with them, we too
find ourselves blessed. I am also certain that we will all look back on our
interactions with the Gonzalez family as one of the highlights of this trip.
They are a beautiful family and the Spirit of Christ is evident in their
lives. There is so much joy in this house and it is truly an honor and a
blessing for each of us to share in their lives for this short amount of
time.
As we prepare to go to bed and look forward to a long day of work tomorrow,
we are all in agreement that our time is going quickly here. We thank the
Lord for all the wonderful experiences so far. We are also grateful for all
of your prayers and trust that each of you are somehow able to share in the
blessings that we are receiving as you pray for us. God bless you all!
Prayer Request: Safety on the various work sites March 7th and 8th. We need
a lot of prayer for that.
March 6th, 2006
Greetings from Sixaola! Today was another great day of interaction with the
people here. For several hours in the morning and afternoon we were at the
school and gave school supplies, clothes, and shoes to the children there.
In total, we gave things to about 250 children. Along with this, we did a
skit about David and Goliath which the children thought was hilarious. We
also played games with them and then made salvation bracelets. These are
bracelets which have beads representing different things in the Christian
faith like red for the blood of Christ and white for purity. In the
afternoon, some of us delivered supplies to the houses which we will do
construction on tomorrow. In the afternoon, we played soccer with some of
the youth. This evening we had a short meeting with the owners of the
houses. We also spent much of the evening with the Gonzalez family, sharing
stories, laughing, and learning more about the needs of the people here. It
has been a wonderful day.
Our interactions with the children today were wonderful. I find myself
thinking of the times when Jesus speaks of the least of these. I believe
that the things we do for these children from this poor community of Sixaola
we are doing as unto Christ Himself. And as we interact with them, we too
find ourselves blessed. I am also certain that we will all look back on our
interactions with the Gonzalez family as one of the highlights of this trip.
They are a beautiful family and the Spirit of Christ is evident in their
lives. There is so much joy in this house and it is truly an honor and a
blessing for each of us to share in their lives for this short amount of
time.
As we prepare to go to bed and look forward to a long day of work tomorrow,
we are all in agreement that our time is going quickly here. We thank the
Lord for all the wonderful experiences so far. We are also grateful for all
of your prayers and trust that each of you are somehow able to share in the
blessings that we are receiving as you pray for us. God bless you all!
Prayer Request: Safety on the various work sites March 7th and 8th. We need
a lot of prayer for that.
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