My team, along with the rest of our squad and a few N squaders, are in the Philippines this month. We are living in the [dense] city of Manila as we work alongside Jeff Long and his ministry Kid’s International Ministry. I have been blown away by how many different ministries Jeff and his family are a part of. We have been given so many opportunities to use our gifts and passions to love and minister to the people here.
My team is working at KIM’s children’s home 6 days a week. I get the joy of playing with beautiful kids every day from 3-8pm. Due to those hours, we are the ones getting the little ones ready for bed, reading bedtime stories, and tucking them in at night. Talk about melting your heart.
[the sassiest kid I know].
This particular ministry has been difficult for me in a few ways. One, it breaks my heart to think that I will love these kids…pour into them all month… only to be another group that leaves them at the end of the month with nothing but disappointment (and hopefully a few good memories). However, the Lord is teaching me that if it is Christ that I am demonstrating to these precious children every day… if it is His love that is flowing out of me… then that “disappointment” is not even an option. If for one month, they feel the love of Christ in a tangible way… I am confident that will leave its mark. I just sometimes have to remind myself of it.
Along with working at the orphanage, I am a part of prison ministry with Danny‘s team [Trumpets of One]. Three afternoons a week, we get to go to a local prison and befriend the prisoners. Many of them are believers so we are getting to encourage them in their faith, spur them on. My prayer is that the Lord will use us to ignite a passion in them to have a Kingdom mindset in that prison… that when people are sent to that prison, it will all be part of His glorious plan because THAT is where they will meet Jesus. My prayer is that these individuals would know Christ in such a way that draws others to Him the moment they step into that prison.
I hope that gave you a glimpse into my life this month. Below are a couple of members of that fabulous Trumpets of One team.
[Kendall and I].
[Michelle and I on the jeepney].
