Our first full week of ministry has gone well. We have been spending the afternoons leading an after-school program for some of the local children. We meet at the home of a local contact we have here named Vini. We spend about 45 minutes helping the kids with their homework. Because there is not enough money for textbooks, the children must write all the homework questions (including English, math, etc.) in their own notebook and then go home and answer them. They are all quite smart and it is fun to help them. For the next hour we walk up the hill to an open field and play some games outside with them. Sam is loving being able to play with older boys again. After game time, we walk back to the house and have about 30 minutes of singing and a Bible story. Both Sam and Katie have really been enjoying hanging out with all the kids and have already made buddies with several of them.
Today, Angie and I went to the Lautoka Hospital with several other members of our team to talk with and pray for the patients there. It is amazing to see the hospital conditions here but it was extremely rewarding and enjoyable to spend time talking to the men and women and encourage them and pray for them. Our new friend Tress goes with us to interpret for those people that only speak Fijian. On Monday, Angie and I will go back and spend some time in the children’s ward. I’m hoping to convince the hospital to let me bring my guitar in and sing with the kids.
It has been kind of fun getting used to life here. We walk a lot and take taxis anywhere that is too far to walk. We pile as many people into a taxi as possible to save money, but most rides are only a couple Fijian dollars. Tomorrow we have the day off and may take a taxi to the city of Nadi (about 20 minutes away) to go to McDonalds for dinner! Can you say Big Mac?!!!
Thank you to everyone who has been emailing us words of encouragement. Because our schedule is busy, I don’t have time to respond to each email. But, please know that every email has been special to us.
Sam making paper airplines with his buddies Jerome, Shiva, and Ronit
Walking to the play field. Taito in the lead giving us his greeting!
The girls walking to play time.
Game time with the kids
Katie playing "Duck, Duck, Goose" with the kids
Song time!
Angie and me at the Lautoka Hospital
Katie laughing with her friends Suji and Christian as we wait for dinner oustide a street cafe.
1 comment:
If you have time, post on the types of food you are eating or at least being offered. It's good to hear the word fun in your post. It sounds like you are relaxing a bit in your surroundings.
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