A busy/awesome week

      

 So here we are in April... but did March ever end with a bang. After a full week at Camp 7 elementary school we're already for a little rest. With 400 kids strong, and the first time that a Christian church has had an opportunity to hold a VBS program in a public school, I think this week went amazing. Besides having a bunch of VBS songs stuck in my head, the kids were all pretty well behaved and seemed to have a great time. Me and Charity were in charge of the grade 6 class which had about 45 - 50 kids. We got home pretty beat and had tons of prep to do, but it all worked out and I think we and hope we left an impression. We prayed hard for this week and amidst the hectic schedule, and other small obstacles I think God did a good thing here.

It didn't end there. To top it all off...

Friday, after we finished the graduation of the VBS class (which was pretty long...), Pastor Sam started off a new Men's fellowship at the house which will hopefully be a good opportunity for some of the men in the community to meet together, share, and also be spiritually fed. Their work schedules don't allow them to get to church or the weekly bible studies very often.

Saturday... a little bit of a quieter morning was followed up by our Personal Evangelism day. We went out  in groups of about 4 and literally went "door to door" in the neighborhood of the Ambiong Church. It was a little nerve racking and awkward, but many of the people were still hospitable enough to have us. Maybe it's cause we're foreigners, but hey it's still an oppurtunity... Andrea, Grace, Ralph, and myself had the chance to share with a few different people. A couple more receptive than the others. It's amazing how many people are drinking mid afternoon! The night ended off with a birthday celebration at Tita Pen's place for her birthday! As usual it is always a blessing to share a meal with new friends from the community!

Sunday... ah yes... Sunday. This has probably been the busiest Sunday I have ever had! We started off with service in the morning at Balacbac. I played with the team for worship and we had a reflective time over communion. We then rushed off to a birthday party down the hill in Interior A at a ladies house who goes to one of the weekly bible studies. We had to eat and run, as it was off to the Ambiong Service! Another service down and were home free.... not.

We arrived home and had a short time to relax a bit before heading off to the FIRST evening service down in Interior A at a lady's place called Ate Timet. We held the service in a basketball court, unplugged, and under the stars. It was pretty amazing, especially since there was a much bigger turnout then expected. We really hope that this new ministry will bless this community and all the families. And just so Pastor Sam doesn't burn out, there's talk of myself and Chris getting onto a preaching rotation which will be an interesting but exciting experience...

Anyways that's all I have to say for now... although there's probably a lot more, but here's a little glimpse into my life...

Until Next time...