So my team and I are in Panama right now. We are in a city outside of Panama City called Arraijan…which comes from the English words “At right hand.” This is how Americans used to describe where the town was back in the day and the people here in Panama heard Arraijan and it stuck.
God is doing some amazing stuff here in Panama…We have been working with a wonderful pastor Pedro, his wife Maria, and their kids Pedro and Mateo.
Last week we spent some time getting ready for this huge camp for kids…and this last weekend we got to watch it all the preparations come together. We got the opportunity to be the support team and do a lot of behind the scenes work to get things ready and cleaned up for the 150 high school kids at the camp. We also got to spend time with the kids during devos, games, meals, freetime…so we got to know them pretty well. And now we are back with them at their school…Pedro’s parents work at the bilingual school that we have teamed up with…so now we get to spend time with the same kids and a few others in their classes teaching them, practicing English with them, and sharing Jesus and our experiences with them. We have been working with kids of all ages from 1st grade to 12th…so there is quite a range in what we get to do…but it reminded me how much I love kids and how much I love spending time with them at school.
We have also spent a couple days working at a feeding center. There we have been working with an older Pastor named Bernardo and his family. We have spent some time painting some things to make it look a little nicer and we have also been getting ready to do some cement work which Danny and I will be going back to complete on Saturday. On Tuesday, we got to feed a little over a 100 kids lunch on their way to school.
This Saturday, we will be taking part in a day of prayer with a group of kids at the school…
We will be heading for Guatemala on Tuesday. We will have about 2 days on a bus. From there, the men from team Less and team Ignite are planning on leaving our wonderful women behind for a brief Manisty trip to Nicarauga for about 10 days…then we will come back and meet up with them for the last 3 weeks or so…
I also want you all to know that the end of the race is coming and I am still in need of some financial support. I would love for you to pray about whether or not God is calling you to support me in this way. If He is, instructions on how you can support me online are at this link…or you can click on “SUPPORT ME” link in the upper left side of my blog page. If you want to mail a check, please make sure to put my name in the memo and you can mail it to…
Adventures In Missions
P.O. Box 534470
Atlanta, GA 30353
I have already been amazed at the support that God has provided both through prayer and financially this year…thank you all for being part of that…please know that the support you have given me has completely changed my life…I will never be the same and will never be able to repay you for what you have done for me in my life…
Looking forward to hearing from you all and seeing your faces in a couple months…
God Bless…
