What a difference in these two days. We practiced a lot at night and today went much smoother. We visited two schools in the morning and one in the afternoon. The first school had 900 kids but we could only fit 400 into the space where we did our program. They really loved the songs and were super responsive to our teaching. Some of the children were Hindu but the school was Christian (the principal let them in as a service to the community and a way of spreading the gospel) so it was really cool to get to reach out to them in an environment where we could speak freely.
The second school was in a remote village and we were the first visitors the school had ever had. Our friend from HBI worked on Christian radio with the owner of the church/school and got us connected. The children were sooo excited to see us and I felt like such a vessel from God.We talked to the owner of the church and his mom afterwords and he told us that his father started the church from scratch and now there are over 200 believers there. He wanted us to go to his church and pray in it before we left and it reminded me how much power our God has. In America we limit his abilities with our idea of practicality and being reasonable. We forget that He is the God that created this universe and certainly has power over His creation. Simply put, we wrongly attribute our weaknesses to an all powerful God.
The third school we visited used to be a government run school but had switched managements so there weren't as many kids there. At first they seemed kind of reserved and cold but once we sang undignified and trading my sorrows for them they got really excited. We sang them again and the second time our team went where they were standing and danced with them. The interaction was such a God thing because some of our team members are normally very reserved but they felt comfortable enough to go be with the students. After, we learned most of the students came from Hindu families and even some of the teachers were Hindu but we were able to still do our program and pray for them. God has funny timing-the first day was already going to be hard but He challenged us further. The second day He makes very rewarding and comforts us as we realize we can do nothing without Him.
The second school was in a remote village and we were the first visitors the school had ever had. Our friend from HBI worked on Christian radio with the owner of the church/school and got us connected. The children were sooo excited to see us and I felt like such a vessel from God.We talked to the owner of the church and his mom afterwords and he told us that his father started the church from scratch and now there are over 200 believers there. He wanted us to go to his church and pray in it before we left and it reminded me how much power our God has. In America we limit his abilities with our idea of practicality and being reasonable. We forget that He is the God that created this universe and certainly has power over His creation. Simply put, we wrongly attribute our weaknesses to an all powerful God.
The third school we visited used to be a government run school but had switched managements so there weren't as many kids there. At first they seemed kind of reserved and cold but once we sang undignified and trading my sorrows for them they got really excited. We sang them again and the second time our team went where they were standing and danced with them. The interaction was such a God thing because some of our team members are normally very reserved but they felt comfortable enough to go be with the students. After, we learned most of the students came from Hindu families and even some of the teachers were Hindu but we were able to still do our program and pray for them. God has funny timing-the first day was already going to be hard but He challenged us further. The second day He makes very rewarding and comforts us as we realize we can do nothing without Him.
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