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Aye guys,
It’s Katie mahnnn! Its hard to believe that tomorrow is actually Friday! I feel like just yesterday I was learning all
the kids names. Yesterday as a team we all
got together and talked through some issues that were going on in our hearts. Honestly it was hard to talk about at first
but as the night went on God showed us His merciful and wonderful love once
again. This morning, I woke up with Lindsey, Rebekah, Josiah, and my dad. We were so pumped to get up early to read,
color and make airplanes with the kids. Later on in the day we had our first
day of VBS! I was singing and playing
with the preschoolers the whole time. We got to help the kids make necklaces
(which they love!!!!) and thanks to God and Sheila’s teaching abilities everything
went smoothly. :) There are two little
girls that I have grown attached to throughout this week. (Kimberly + Martinez)
Although they were abandoned by their parents, I always see them smiling and
having fun. These girls have shown me
that I have no excuse to be upset about a little sunburn. I have a loving family that continually prays
for me, and never stops caring for me! I came on this trip to serve and honor
God knowing that I would have to sacrifice my pleasures for the sake of His
work. He has kept me safe and has
blessed me with so many wonderful moments.
I am looking forward to spending all of tomorrow loving the kids! Pray that our departure will go smoothly and
that we would never forget how good God has been to us on this trip!
LOVE AND
MISS YOU ALL,
Katie mahhhnn
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Hello from
the mountains of Jamaica! What a reminder of God’s awesome creation every time we walk out of
our room. The past two days have taught me a lot. Just because you’re on a mission trip does
not mean that everything will go easy. You have to give up your sinful desires
every day and submit to God. It is so
easy to sit back and let others do the work and only think about yourself… At
home and in the mountains of Jamaica. We
constantly have to remind ourselves that “it isn’t all about me.” Not only do
we have to remind 2 year olds who constantly say, “MINE!” but also
ourselves. Also, God has really showed
me how important it is to have strong male leadership. The Jake’s House kids
(ages 9-14), yearn for a leader to show them how to be a man. They struggle with things most boys their age
struggle with, but they don’t always have a male to sit them down and help them
realize that they are doing wrong. These boys have so much potential. Us guys (Tom, Josiah, Caleb), have been
hanging out with them and trying to dig deeper and make them think about how a
man should act. Sometimes talking about
that isn’t easy, so please continue to pray for these boys who long for a
father figure in their lives. Pray that
we can challenge them and help them eventually become the men God made them to
be. One love,
Andrew
Schauer
P.S.
Love and miss you mom!                           |
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