Today our team ministered on two fronts. One group went and worked on the home of a family that the head of home is a 16 year old girl. She is raising 5 siblings. Their home had no locks on windows and doors and the thieves had been breaking in and stealing their food while the children were at school. They draw water from a nearby river to wash their clothes, bathe and get drinking water. Livestock also share the same water, so there are many challenges for this family. Today they were blessed though with a team that came to install a new door and new windows with locks. They did not complete the project, but soon at least this part will have a better outcome. Some of the ladies also planted a garden with the 16 year old. She was very grateful as they prayed over the garden and walked to and from the river with buckets of water to hopefully keep the plants alive. Please pray for this family of children. Pray that their garden will produce many vegetables so they can eat. Pray that the locks hold out anyone trying to harm or steal from them. Most of all pray that they know the love of the heavenly Father and His provision for them.

The rest of our team went to Bhalakane care point to teach bible stories, sing songs, and do craft projects. The children ran to meet us once again as we exited the bus. They have loved having someone to hold their hands, pick them up, run and play with them. One of their favorite things today was pressing our skin and seeing the blood leave the surface and turn white. They could not get over how it would immediately become colored again. Isn’t it amazing how God made us all different and yet all the same in need of salvation. One of our team members have really been very focused on teaching how to become a believer. We have all tried to reinforce the verses and truths of how sin separates us from God. Jesus made it where we can be one again in Him. It is up to us to choose Him. That my friend is a universal message. If all we did this week was come and play with children, meet physical needs and speak words of encouragement but did not tell them about how to have eternal life, we would have missed God’s purpose. God’s plan was for us to plant the seeds of salvation, and the school supplies, puzzles, games, and time spent playing were just the things God used to open the door to what really important.

Please continue to pray for us as tomorrow is the last day at the care point. We will have one more Big Fun day. We are expecting about 500 people. SO PLEASE PRAY!!!!! We are tired but filled with joy!