Cumbaya Day 2

Wow! Today was such a whirlwind, and we saw the mighty hand of God working just as we knew he would. Last night we had a time of prayer because there is another event going on in the same community this week. We selfishly prayed that the children would come to our VBS so they could hear the message that they so desperately are searching for, that Jesus loves them. God definitely answered our prayers! Today we had a whopping 67 kids come to VBS and hear the gospel message! PRAISE THE LORD! We had a rotation of story, music, snack, rec, and crafts. Our story today was about how God created the world and us in his image, and Mrs. Earley and Matthew did an awesome job acting that out! I am in charge of music, and one of my favorite parts of the morning was hearing the kids sing the song "I love you Lord" in Spanish. They said it was their favorite song of the day, and they kept on wanting to sing it over and over. The song goes like this:

I love you Lord, and I lift my voice
To worship you, oh my soul rejoice
Take joy my king, in what you hear
May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear

I know for a fact that the sound of all these precious children worshipping their king really is a sweet sound in His ear.

After VBS the men worked on a construction project and the women went to a preschool to meet some kids! We did kind of the same thing as this morning, but just all together, so there were 2 songs, a craft and the same story. These kids were very poor and they treasured the crafts they were getting to make: a pipe cleaner bracelet with beads and a scratch-off cross. They all wanted to make like 20 of each and wear them all at once, it was pretty precious! After the program we got to give them each a bag of clothes and a stuffed animal. It was seriously one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The kids were SO excited to get the animals, and they couldn't even believe that this was happening! When we were leaving we saw one girl modeling her new clothes for her mom, oh my goodness it was so precious.

That about sums up our day, but please continue to pray for us throughout the week. The biggest prayer request we have is for the carnival on friday night. We are unable to have it inside the community center, so instead we have to have it outside on this dirt soccer field. When it's windy
(everyday) it makes it really hard to breathe and to see. We are praying fervently for God to stop the winds on friday night so the gospel message can be preached to the whole community, and people won't stay inside. If you could join us in this it would truly be a blessing. We are expecting God to move in mighty ways here in Cumbaya!

Also you can check out the pictures from our day on Emily Carol Earley's Facebook! She is making the album public so everyone can see!