Monday's. Breakfast. Clean the entire gym(sweep, mop, bathrooms, etc). lunch. unload the truck for the food pantry. kid's club. dinner. teen club. We start at 8am and end at 7:30.
Tuesday's. Breakfast. Food Pantry. Lunch. Food Pantry. Kid's club. Dinner. Target.
Wednesday's. Breakfast. Food Pantry. Lunch. Food Pantry. Kid's club. Dinner. Worship Service.
Thursday's. Breakfast. Senior ministry. Lunch. Senior Ministry. Kid's club. Dinner. Bible Study.
Friday's. Breakfast. Meetings. Lunch. Cleaning the dorm building. Pre-teen club. dinner.
Weekends vary. Like this past weekend we had a benefit concert for the Mission Centers of Houston. This is just my schedule but we also have exercise classes, lawn work, etc that I'm not involved in. There are over 20 ministries that happen each week at the 3 different centers. We have very busy schedules and we get tired but every moment is worth it. People's lives are changing and I wish everyone could see what I'm seeing.
One of my prayer requests was answered this past week. On Tuesday, during food pantry, Kolby came back to visit. I had talked to him before and I prayed that I would have more opportunities to talk to him. God blessed me with two opportunities to talk to him. He's going away for a while and he won't be back while I'm here but I'm thankful that I got those two chances. He says he is a Christian but not going to church. I just pray that whatever is holding him back in life that he'll just reach out for Christ. Christ has his arms open wide. I ask that you would help me to continue to pray for him and everyone else in houston who really needs to see the light of Jesus Christ.
On Thursday during Senior ministry I had the chance to sit with a group of gentlemen who were playing dominos. Everyone who knows me knows that I didn't know what dominos was actually a game. I just thought you stood them up and knocked them down. Well these guys have taught me how to play and I have actually won several games. They make me smile. It's just a time to fellowship and make jokes. They are very good at bringing sunshine to a rainy day :)
Kid's Club this week was very special for me. I teach the four and five year olds and the theme for this year is prayer. One day we were talking about how prayer is not just talking to God but it's listening too. We took turns to pray. A little girl, Eliana, prayed right after me. She was speaking softly but one part that I hear was "I'll love you God forever and ever and ever." Hearing those words out of the mouth of a child is precious and priceless. She remembers all of the stories each week that we do and I'm so blessed to watch her grow each and everyday.
This past Thursday we took the kid's to the children's museum. 47 kids. 6 missionaries. 1 director. You're probably thinking we're crazy for taking that many kids downtown on a bus and I was thinking the same thing at first. I wasn't sure how 7 of us were going to watch 47 kids. Those kids surprised me. They were so happy to be there that I didn't have any trouble. On the bus ride down we sang songs like the Flea song that David taught the kid's. My God is so big. I love to listen to the kids sing about Jesus. The children's museum was so much fun for them. There was an endless amount of things for the kids to do. The were running everywhere with huge smiles on their faces. At the end of the day we took them outside where they could play in water and stand under this huge bucket that dumps loads of water. This might be the only time the kids get to go to the children's museum nonetheless their neighborhood so we wanted to make it the best possible for them.
A heart breaking moment. There is a little girl about my sister Kaitlin's age and her name is Janet. She had longer hair and one day she came in with a buzz cut. My heart broke with her when she said her mom didn't like her hair. Come to find out she had a problem but it was so sad because other kids were trying to pull off her hat and she's a little girl who should have her hair. I love her. I think she reminds me so much of Kaitlin with her big smile and joyfulness.
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