Today presented us with so many great opportunities to share the gospel. We spent our morning at a local school, about 10 minutes from where we are staying. The school’s student population is about two-thousand. We were able to go into seven classrooms teaching songs in Spanish and English, acting in a skit that used no words to get over the language barrier, and sharing testimonies. The kids love it! I don’t know if it is because we are a bunch of “gringos” singing in Spanish or because they truly love being loved on by our students. I think it’s the latter. At one point when we were playing outside with the kids, the ratio between the them and our students was 15 to 1. It was so much fun seeing the kids interact with our students. We could only ask basic questions, like what their names were or what was their favorite sport to play, but even after those questions the kids would hug us and say they loved us.
The students that we have brought down here really have started to settle in here and I know that when we leave on Saturday, it is going to be tough to put them on the plane to get home.
This afternoon, we spent our time doing the sports camp at the orphanage. we had over a hundred kids that we moved from soccer, to crafts, to volleyball, to basketball, and to relays. Today was a great day because of a couple of things. One, was because of God’s grace and mercy, allowing us to build relationships with these kids. Two, because our student’s energy was incredible! They were focused 100% on loving on the kids. It was such a blessing to watch. Ashley and I, and I’m sure I can speak for Dan and Rod, feel so blessed to be here with this group. I am just so thankful for this opportunity to serve here with this group.
Yes, we are here to serve and to share the gospel with the people here in Jinotega, and we have seen God move in amazing ways. We have also seen him move in our own group as well. One of our students we brought down accepted Christ last night. I had the opportunity to talk to Jackson Forrestall about what it meant to accept Christ and that this was a life-changing decision. He understood and was ready to live the rest of his life following God and His will for him. It has been such a great trip. God has blessed us in so many ways. Yes, we hit some obstacles on our way but of course God prevails.
Can’t wait for tomorrow! It will be bitter-sweet, but I know God is going to do some awesome things!