Day 4

It has been another wonderful day! This morning there were 15 kids (not totally sure of that number), we divided the boys from the girls and had a deeper talk on a relationship with Jesus. The questions some of the kids ask were intense, they have been exposed to so many lies!

We also did a serious drama that we had practiced for weeks prior to our trip, it is called the "Everything" drama. It portrays a teenage girl literally walking hand-in-hand with Jesus, then being distracted away from Jesus by money, drugs, drinking, etc. The entire time she is drifting further and further away from Jesus, He is trying to draw her back, but the evils (portrayed by people) stand between her and Jesus. In the end, just before committing suicide, the girl calls on Jesus...

Hopefully you can view a You Tube version of this drama yourself at: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cyheJ480LYA or search You Tube for the "Everything" skit by Lifehouse...

Many of the kids AND the few adults that were helping us this morning seemed impacted by the performance! Two teachers (it is fall break here) that were there helping us appeared to be crying.
We performed the drama again tonight, and God used it again, even with many of the kids being the same as the morning session! It was beautiful. You could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit.

During both sessions today, several of the children were asking when we would get to sing the worship music, they were even requesting songs! Four of the girls told us they had found some of the songs on the internet and been listening at home. One little boy kept asking for the song "Awesome God," (by Rich Mullins) we have been playing the Michael W Smith version that is simply the chorus repeated over and over.

This boy comes from a very poor, rough home. He is dirty and smells. He is rowdy and can't sit still. When the music played, he walked up to the front of the sanctuary, stood in awe as he gazed at the words on the screen, and did not move the entire song (4 min 40 sec)! His stillness and awe was one of the most beautiful pictures of worship i have ever seen...

Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom power and love
our God is an awesome God