“I will praise you. Lord, with all my heart; I will
tell of all the marvelous things you have done. I will be filled with joy because of
you. I will sing praises to your name, O
Most High.” Psalm 9:1,2 NLT
Indeed, it was a moment to connect the children of
Uganda and Ruth’s family members who were visiting Africa for the first
time. This was our prayer….Lord help us connect the children
with Your love, Your message of salvation, help us to lift up the Lord Jesus…. God answered prayer and brought some 50
children – so many little ones. Kim,
Jenni, Katie, and Britney (Ruth’s nieces) to the rescue! The children almost
instantly “fell in love” with these young people and kept their arms and laps
busy! Our VOICE staff, Susan, did a superb job of making all the arrangements
including cooking the mandazi (type of fried dough), teaching the Bible lesson and being the MC of the
program. The simple craft (brought out
by our guests) was a blast – loved by the children. We were just distributing our small gifts as
the sun dipped behind the hills. O Lord, use our feeble efforts to
speak Your truth to these precious little ones, that they may experience your
salvation and be filled with joy.
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| Group picture - sorry the 3 sisters are missing--they were the photographers. Can you see the children holding up their treasured crafts? |
Ohhhhhh! The pictures are amazing. It must have been quite a feat to have that many kids stay in one place long enough to get that shot. What a great experience for the "Haynes kids". What a wonderful example of God's love in action.
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