Once again we had a very packed day yesterday. Most of it was spent planting trees and flowers. The beauty and life of these service projects are symbolic of the life that Food for the Hungry is bringing through the transformational power of Jesus Christ through the gospel here in Horno Ckasa B. The work here can be overwhelming because of the great need, but we serve a GREAT God. Things have and are continuing to change here which allows the light of Christ to shine brightly in this community.
Last night we attended a special "Night of Dance" put on by the Dance Academy via FH. Our team did a couple of special dance routines in addition to the Dance Academy students doing several numbers. Our team member Marv gave his testimony and shared the gospel with all the kids there. There was a stark contrast to the kids involved in the Dance Academy and the gang members there. You could see the hope in the kids involved in the Dance Academy as they were realizing the gifts and abilities God has given them and the hope they have in Jesus Christ. On the other hand, you could sense the false hope of the gang members. It is definitely a hard life here in Horno Ckasa B, but through the great Reconciler Jesus Christ, things are changing for the better and His glory. Please pray for all the people who heard that gospel last night that God would changes hearts and draw them to himself (John 6:44).
This morning we will be participating in a nutrition fair at a local school. I know some of you may think that many of the things I´ve wrote about this week that FH has been doing is the "social gospel" but let me tell you that you are WRONG. I will explain this in more detail in later posts, but suffice it to say that the God has shown me that the gospel is so much BIGGER and all encompassing than I had previously thought and believed.
The nutrition fair is last activity of our trip. This afternoon we´ll be able to get a bit of rest and see a few sights in Sucre. Tonight we will have a farewell dinner with the FH staff here. Words cannot begin to describe the great labor these folks do. It has been said that working with people is a messy business. The FH staff here live with mud all over their hands each every day. And they do it with great joy!!! Praise God for them and please pray for them. There is much that is against them here and they need our prayer as they fight the good fight.
Tomorrow, we will be heading to La Paz in the late morning. We will see a few things tomorrow in La Paz before having a dinner with FH staff there to encourage them. We will then get up about 3am on Monday to catch our flight home. So this may be my last post until I get home.
I just want to thank everyone who has contributed financially to allow us to go on this trip. We are VERY grateful and hope that you have been blessed through our trip. I want to also thank those who have been praying for us - we have seen God work this week and have been humbled by it.
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