Hey!!! Thanks again for your prayers! Just wanted to give another update on our progress in Zimbabwe...
On Saturday, we sat in "The Upper Room" as a group and planned the whole VBS thing. We have now had two very successful days of VBS. It is still a work in progress, but praise God that we get to practice on a group of sixty for this week before putting on the VBS for three hundred next week!
Christiana and Sarah have been the organizers of everything. Their job is to make sure everything is running smoothly. The other nine of us work at different stations through which the kids rotate by age group. Julie, Becca, and Mikayla run the Arts and Crafts station. They have been quite creative with that. Tom, Abby, and Evan run the Games station. They have played many games and, so far, no kids have been injured. John, Tim, and myself run the Teaching station where we teach the Word. Side note: I have had tons of fun preaching and teaching through an interpreter. I'm really not sure what is so cool about it. It's hard to explain really. Try it sometime!
The theme for this week is the Parable of the Sower. We always open up the day with an assembly of all age groups. There, we sing songs, read the memory verse for the day, and read the parable. We then dismiss them to their various stations.
The kids have responded very well to the entire structure of the VBS, praise God! We have been able to work together and mesh very well as a team. It has been such a huge blessing. This has reminded me of the passage in Romans 12 which says that we as a church are all members of one another. Each one has his or her own gift that God has bestowed upon them. And there has been absolutely no shortage of gifts given to us on this trip. We will continue to chase after Jesus and His will with total confidence that He will do more amazing works through us.
Thanks for reading and continuing to pray for us! We appreciate it more than I can even tell you! God bless you all! Oh and.... please comment so I know you are reading. --AJBrady
6 comments:
Oh it makes me so happy to hear the good news.( I check EVERY few hours for new posts!) We are praying for ALL of you. I am so excited to see how God will use this experience in each of your lives. We would LOVE to see some pics when you get the chance:)
God bless all of you and please give Mikayla a big hug from her mom:)
I'm reading and praying. We are thrilled that your VBS is going well and yes, talking through an interpretor is crazy but cool. Serving the same Lord in another culture is an amazing experience~ He truly is the God of everyone. We continue to pray.
Rod and Susie Cottis
(google name from business email so don't pay attention to that)
Hi Julie...How's the hair?
Sz
It is fabulous to be able to read about how you all are serving the Lord. I've been following your posts daily (OK, more frequently than daily, what can I say). I've been keeping all of you and the people you're working with in my prayers. Please give Sarah a hug from her mom too. Blessings to you all!
Hey guy's!!!
Yeah for Blogs! So glad that you are all doing so well and are being used in your specific gifting. I know the Lord is stretching you all and thankful for the team that he put together that is so flexible and open to his leading. Can't wait to hear about everything when you get back. Miss you guys and we are all praying for you!
Mike
Following along Andrew - sounds like great God time! Be blessed! ~ DeDe
It is so great to be able to know that you all are safe and having a great time. God is truly gracious!! Our prayers are with you as continue with your service. Give Tim and Abby our love, we miss them, and the pups are doing just fine.
Take care and may God continue to fill your lives with blessings as you do His work.
Denice
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