In June, two parties were thrown by the Bible Studies to honor Art for Father’s Day. Many of the children here are fatherless for one reason or another. Though Art helps to fill that role in their lives, we all know our God is truly the Father of the fatherless. “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.“ Psalms 68:5 (slideshow below)
What a fun day! We annually celebrate the Day of the Child with food, song, games, prayer and this year, with face painting! Several of the 25 adults shared funny childhood stories with the apx. 35 kids. With lots of laughter, races and colorfully painted faces, everyone seemed to have a good time. It was…
They were here 9 months before his birth…..and returned 9 months after his birth! Chris & Melissa Kane, the proud parents of this precious child, brought him back to the land where he was conceived to dedicate him to the Lord, Jesus Christ. Accompanied by Chris’ parents, Michael & Judy Kane along with the Lady’s…
We celebrated the first of various end-of-the-year Christmas parties. Thirteen boys and their fearless leader, Nery, gathered together to study the Bible, eat hot dogs and play games. Art presented them with a new team soccer ball. They lost no time in breaking it in on the mini soccer field we made in 1998 for…
Both Men’s and the Lady’s and Children’s Bible Studies made plans to bless Art for his birthday. His actual birthday fell on a holiday, so they celebrated the week prior. Lots of cake, special words, song made for fun events. The most meaningful to him were the prayers.
October first, Day of the Child, is heavily celebrated here. Along with food, piñata, races and competitions, the participation of girls from the Señorita Group made it a special day. They prepared a drama for the children about the boy who cried “WOLF”. What a great lesson brought in such a visual way. God gave…
It was fun to see one of the ladies from Bible study (and her son who is a Boys’ club member). We delivered the planter she won in our recent raffle. It came with flowers for her birthday! God picked her name out of the basket. God shows His love in special ways! 🥰🥰🥳🥳