We made it safely. The 5 hour drive was made bearable by Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and Meet the Robinsons.
The church greeted us with a delicious dinner casserole (ground meat, mushrooms and crescent rolls on top.
We've learned that girls will form any club possible in order to bond and that Tanner LOVES MadGab.
Tonight we talked about light. God created the light, his word is light on our path, Jesus is the light, we are children of the light and we are to reflect God's light.
We are setting out to create over the next few days. This is one of the ways we know that we are created in his image. We are creating more than a cart to help someone without mobility. We are also creating opportunity in oppressed areas. The places carts have been sent have children sold into bonded servant hood and prostitution. Most of these were forced into work because a parent couldn't pay a debt. Will one of the carts we build mean that a parent will not wind up at the mercy of a money lender and so they child will be able to stay in school?
This mission trip is about more than building carts. It is about justice and our part in seeing justice done and oppression ended.
Begin to pray for those who will receive the carts we will make this week. We will have our first day in the workshop tomorrow at 8:30 am.
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3 comments:
Thanks for the update! What a wonderful ministry for these kids to take part in.
PS...Tanner is a master at GAB!!
KK
Love this blog! Great idea!
Always wanted to do something along these lines. Only draw back is posting to the blog from my cell phone is using text messages...no spell check!
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