Tuesday June 15th

Day Three

We started day three with our devotional and quiet time. Our phrase today was “change agent.” We looked at the Great Commission Jesus gave to his disciples and talked about how we are not only called to change the outer world but we are called to allow God to change our inner world, who we are. The students were given a challenge to think of one way in which they could be a change agent for the day.

We then boarded the bus and headed to the streets to minister to the kids. We found one canal, pictured above, where some kids were living. The drop into the canal was about 8’ – 9’. Larry, our missionary, entered first and each one of our kids’s followed directly behind him, with the absence of fear. Justin Amundrud led the charge. After they entered the canal, the amazing thing was t hat each one of our kids entered the underground sewers. It was truly amazing! I was so proud of each and every one of our team members. They went in and brought the kids out. We talked them into coming to play soccer with us.

These boys and girls are some of the hardest cases on the streets; heavy drugs, gangs, prostitution and other hardships but our team interacted with them as if they were our neighbors who lived next door, playing soccer, taking pictures and listening to their stories. Jenny Coram won our top performer of the day award today.

After this amazing adventure, we headed out to visit the home the kids first go to when they are rescued of the streets. From there we visited the next home and then we had dinner at the home where 5 boys currently reside who started on the street and now, through the grace of God, live on their own and attend college. The kids got to see the beginning of the process all the way to the hope the kids can receive. We head for a long day tomorrow at the boys home. We are building a fence, playing soccer, giving testimonies and leading worship for their church service tomorrow night. Please keep us in your prayers.

Blessings,

Greg