A group from Leanna Church of Christ in Murfreesburough, TN spent this a week with the Sacramento Congregation here in Asunción. They did a small VBS, Vacation Bible School, in 3 different orphanages.
An orphanage in a town called Limpio, which is about a good 45 minuets from the church building. This orphanage currently has about 2o children. Another orphanage near the church building, which takes about a 5 minuet walk. This orphanage currently has about 50 children. And lastly, the largest orphanage visited in a town named Capiatá. This orphanage currently takes care of 200 children and is a little over a hour away from the church building. The orphanage started with 5 children looking for a place to live. They knocked on a door and asked to be taken care of. The lady of the house opened her doors and her heart to the children and did just that. There is currently a chilean, Santiago, and an American, John, who are missionaries who live/work at the orphanage. I find it extremely admirable when young people decide to live and work at an orphanage with 200 children that is out in the countryside. That is one of my dreams to be able to live amongst a "foreign" people out in the "middle of nowhere" and live very "mininally." I think it would give me the opportunity to get back to nature and facilitate my closeness to our Lord in heaven. To me, nature is the closest purest for of God. No person fills the rivers, no person makes the trees grow, no person feeds the wild animals except God.
7 students from the Tennessee and Texas arrived to teach english and help the church in anyway needed. I have been placed in charge of intern affairs. A whole new responsibility that i am looking forward to.Things have been very busy lately. Sorry for lack of communication. Thank you for your understanding and I appreciate you prayers
No comments:
Post a Comment