Friday afternoon we went to Orphan Care Center 1 and spent time playing with the orphans. When we first arrived, we sat down and observed the ceremony they had prepared for us. The whole group sang and danced, followed with a time of us introducing ourselves. After we were done, we joined them in dancing and singing. After Zac danced the first time, he was an instant favorite. The girls especially liked watching him. J Eventually, we split the genders and Zac played soccer with the boys, and Barb, Jeana, and I continued to dance and sing with the girls. We are all thankful for the time we spent at the Orphan Care Center because we learned more about the Bangui culture.
In the evening, Jeana led team time and shared what she learned in the morning during her time with God. She read from the book, Unlimiting God, about how joy is fulfilling because it comes from God. It was neat to hear her read about joy, because we talked about how we had seen joy while we were with the orphans. The children there were so joyful despite their circumstances. Their smiles were ceaseless.
Yesterday, I was reading Psalm 10, and found these verses:
"You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
defending the fatherless and the oppressed…" (verses 17-18).
I think these verses describe our purpose here in Bangui. We are allowing God to use us to encourage, listen to, and defend the afflicted and oppressed in Bangui, C.A.R.
Tomorrow, we are returning to the Mercy Center in the morning, and will be visiting another Orphan Care Center in the afternoon.
Thanks for your prayers!
Heidi Biehler, on behalf of the team
I think these verses describe our purpose here in Bangui. We are allowing God to use us to encourage, listen to, and defend the afflicted and oppressed in Bangui, C.A.R.
Tomorrow, we are returning to the Mercy Center in the morning, and will be visiting another Orphan Care Center in the afternoon.
Thanks for your prayers!
Heidi Biehler, on behalf of the team
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1 comment:
YO Team!
Sounds like some sweetness going on your direction, I think I recognize that dude in the picture. Hope Zac's arm heals quickly, but if not guess you'll have to follow the yellow brick road to get some courage:)
Continuing to pray and I'll point folks to the blog tomorrow in the services that I'm giving announcements at.
Blessings and Peace,
RAD
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