TUESDAY JULY 22, 2008

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

This was the final morning for the FOM team at SI to take our walk from the hotel to the church. Along the way we said our goodbyes to several from the church who were making their way to school. After breakfast Chip challenged us in devotion with his first message on “What does our world need most?” We discussed how many will give different answers to this question, but really there are a few things that will answer most of life’s problems. This morning we looked at the need for prayer. It is amazing to share prayer with people who do not speak our language but to know that we are praying to the same God and our hearts are in one accord. What an awesome realization of God’s existence and presence in our midst.

As we left this morning to return to the city, many of us felt that if our trip had ended then and we returned home it would have all been worth it. Never have I (Melissa) witnessed a group of people who were so easy to love. Alex had shared with us that of all the things we do just loving the people and spending time with them in fellowship is one of the greatest things we can do. This made our job easy. Many of those we met at SI will stay in our hearts and minds for years to come.
We were happy to return to Lydia’s to our comfortable beds and a place where we could all be together again. In the afternoon we held a carnival at Comunion for all of the sponsor kids from Comunion, Agua Blanca and Santa Rosa. Tim, Suzanne and Itzy especially had fun painting faces. We met personally with each sponsor child, bringing letters and gifts from the sponsors and allowing them to write letters back. In the evening Sam began a Karate class for the children and Tim Snyder began his study on the book of Revelation for about 15 students at the Servants Academy. The rest of our team spent the evening relaxing and preparing for our next location, Santa Rosa.