God showed up today. First, I dropped off a photo I took of the chief that I had framed for him. He was so excited and showed it to everyone in the Kgotla. He expressed how the church is good friend to him and his village. He felt this would be a special blessing because of our visit. Pray for Abdul, he is not a believer and does not know saving grace of Jesus Christ.
We started the day with 13 teachers receiving 7 suitcases full of school supplies. They said songs of praise and danced. We filled the room full of supplies, teaching aids and books. The biggest celebration was when we provided them with NIV Bibles with Old and New Testament. The head master just sat and rubbed the bible page by page. With joy she explained it is her first Bible and she wanted to read from it. She read Psalm 103 verses 1 & 2. "Praise the Lord". How many Bibles we own and take for granted the gift of having one to read.
At least 275 children showed up for VBS. We fed them physically and spiritually. They were so great to be with. We were blessed to be part of this event. The team taught them about "Faith" and trusting in a God you can not see but believing in the things you can see. The teachers came to the church with Bible s in hand and laughed with joy as they watched the children express themselves. They were so proud how well they responded to what we were teaching.
Naledi Baptist Fellowship helped put this together as their first mission trip. They were so excited and looking forward to us doing the same program their next week. Mhathata said this was the best children's experience he had ever been part of doing. The message and stories spoke directly to him and the children and what they needed to hear.
Pray the team maintains the energy they need for tomorrow. Pray preparation needed for more children to arrive tomorrow, there are 35 more who did not show up. Pray for God's Word continues to be boldly expressed in Gakuto. Pray the children will understand and comprehend what we are teaching, this is always a difficulty for Botswana. Pray the teachers, now empowered with the Word of God, will continue what God has started in Gakuto today.
Thank you,
Scott and Tonya
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Dancing with joy over supplies and Bibles, thank you for the visual!!!! Praising God and counting the overabundance of blessings I have. Tears with "seeing" the head masters, joy and reverence of God's Word. Praying for childlike faith for our team and those that hear the Gospel message of Jesus. Asking that each team member's life is unalterably changed in seeing all that God is doing and will do throughout their time there. Praise and thanksgiving for that fact that we serve such an amazing limitless God! Praying a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit and a complete binding of the enemy. Rejoicing in prayer, Kathy
ReplyDeleteAwesome! So grateful for all the work that you all are doing there! It is so inspiring and and I am just in awe at how much stuff the team brought! How exciting that Naledi Baptist had their first mission trip! I know they will be great assets in the mission field as they are learning from some of the best! Praying for all of you and that God's Word is understood and comprehended by the children and adults of Gakuto!
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