The US team part 2

On the spiritual side the team was able to teach bible stories to the orphanage children every night and do daily prayer walks around the property here. It was neat to see the joy in the children’s faces as the team played, loved on, and taught the children the truths of God’s love for them, power, and protection. It warms my heart to think of the spiritual foundation that these children are being exposed to and the faith that they are beginning to exhibit. For them to have this kind of knowledge, and security in the love and power of God is so different from the traditional ways of living in fear and bondage to the many local spirits and always trying to find a way to appease them or keep them from being angry. The hope is that as these kids grow up they will have the truth and foundation of Christ to fall back on when times get tough, that they will be able to stand up to the community pressure of witch doctors and family members, and be able to be the leaders and light in an often “dark” community here.
Every day one meal was eaten up at the orphanage, cooked by the orphanage house mothers and the house moms really enjoyed the encouragement and love that they received from the team, especially from the ladies of the team who were often invited to help cook with them. The babies definitely received lots of extra love, hugs, and attention and the kids especially enjoyed the weekends when they were out of school and had more time to play soccer and games and read with the team members.