Our huge team of 18 girls is usually split up into two smaller teams of nine that go to different locations in the city. The plan is to alternate every week which team goes to which location. I was struggling with this for a while. I grew to love the kids at the preschool I was working at. The kids stole my heart, despite the fact there was a potty accident almost assuredly everyday. They had just started to get the Father Abraham song down pat, and then we had to leave them.
I'm not going to lie either, the other preschool is super different and really hard to be at. The children are much less respectful, to say the least. I have had to grow in patience and my ability to handle kids (which I always thought I was pretty good at). Its definitely been a learning experience for me.
Going to this preschool though has given me so many opportunities to talk to people outside of our direct ministry. The preschool we are at now needs a lot less help than last week, so each person only has to be there one or two days a week. The other mornings, we walk around in the community we are staying in. We try to make friends and share our stories. One woman in particular, has really touched my heart. She owns a shop on the beach but no longer insists that we buy anything from her. She enjoys our company and loves to listen to our stories from the GOOD BOOK. She does not know if she believes our stories yet but is very open to hearing them. We were blessed to meet all of her children one day. They are beautiful. We love to sing songs for each other, and she promised us she would give us henna before we go home. We also had an awesome time with the girls at sewing and English class. I can't even imagine what doors teaching them a trade and English will open for them.
Hopefully this will rescue many girls and prevent many from having THAT future.
Please keep praying for me that I will be reminded of DAD'S promises, that I will never be discouraged if plans don't turn out my way, and that remember HIS way is always greater.
I MISS YOU ALL SO MUCH!
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