I have decided that my post titles for the week will include alliteration and descriptions of the day. Today was very hot and Tuesday, so there you go.
We saw 130 people at the clinic yesterday and today saw 158. Each day we got to add a new sister to the Kingdom, so that has been exciting. We have a great team this year and everybody is willing to jump in and do their part. We are hoping that the next couple of days we get larger crowds so we can really push ourselves and be a blessing to more people while we are here. I think Joel and Gary are working on an audio recording that will invite people to the clinic, which they will broadcast over the preacher’s car stereo (super loud) as they drive through nearby neighborhoods. Hopefully that will help.
Today I spent some time with Sally, Molly, and Nanda who are the teenage girls who help out with registration. I was working at the gate so talked to them for awhile. Mostly they wanted to know everything I could tell them about Leah, Kristin, Aaron, and Josh. Apparently they miss them. We had a lot of fun and laughed a lot and still got everybody registered.
The highlight of my day was the nurturing project that Gary and I are doing at the Melanie Church of Christ. Gary did a great lesson on Jesus raising Lazerus. For the second night in a row, there were far more kids and teens than adults, so right at the end of service we called an audible and added a 15 minute youth service after the closing prayer. All of the kids came down and we sang several active songs, got them doing some chants, and then did a “shadow acting” activity. As I retold the story of Lazerus, Chris Nusbaum acted out anything I said and then the kids had to do whatever Chris did. Chris was hilarious and really got into it and the kids loved it. It was a blast. We are going to continue our after worship youth service throughout the week and I am excited to see how that turns out.
Anyhow, I may try to post pictures later tonight. Pray for us to be able to reach and serve and love on more people tomorrow.
