A Fantastic Finish!

We--me and Al--have been serving with a group from Living Faith Fellowship this week and it has been a great week getting to see God working!  Praise Him for His goodness.  Here is their last Trip Journal entry talking about the final hours of their final day of ministry serving at Life is Hope.  This is where I have been and what I have experienced!  Keep watching the trip journals for where we are at next week!  God is Good!

There was a brokenness in that room that could be felt. Walls in hearts being broken down, language barriers being broken down, and even pride being broken down. We knelt before each child to wash his feet. We knelt before the pastor and the staff. We prayed as we washed. We cried as we washed. Some of us washed the feet of the children we had become so attached to. Some of us washed the feet of those we just met. Some of us had messages from God for those precious children. Some of us simply wept.

They also wept. They knew the point. They knew the purpose. They cried openly. There was a brokenness. I watched as we took turns bringing children to the basins of water. I watched the tears fall. I heard the whispers of prayers. I heard the sobbing. I heard one of the older boys accept Jesus into his heart--he was one of many this week who gave their lives to Christ. I heard the worship in the distance as the children waited.

These were beautiful tears. I have never seen such a sight before. God was present in that room--in that place. This is how He led us to conclude our time at Life is Hope. This is how we did. God touched lives here. His Spirit was very present. His heart for these children was evident. He loves them all so much--and we got to show them just a small part!

Family, friends--thank you for your prayers. We know that they made a difference in how this week happened. In how open we were to God's leading. In how He chose to work! We praise Him for this! We pray that we will not forget these precious children. We hope that you remember them too!