June 17
Hola de Panama
This week has been pretty slow for ministry. We are staying on the YWAM base with a group of teens from around the region. We have been teaching Bible and English classes as well as being taught Spanish in return. I try to give Spanish my best shot but I still get laughed at for the attempt.
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June 17
Hola de Panama
This week has been pretty slow for ministry. We are staying on the YWAM base with a group of teens from around the region. We have been teaching Bible and English classes as well as being taught Spanish in return. I try to give Spanish my best shot but I still get laughed at for the attempt.
It’s a good thing laughter is a common language because sometimes that’s what a whole conversation consists of.
It’s been really great living in community with these group s of kids. Being shy seemed like the ongoing trend when we arrived so it’s really cool to see them slowly come out of their shells, sharing their stories and interacting with us.
A few days ago a mother of five children stopped by asking for prayer. She fought back tears as my teammates surrounded her and poured prayer over her. One of my favorite things is watching people I love, love others.
If you would like to pray for her, these are the things she asked prayer for:
Post-partum depression
June 26
He was supposed to die
The small house was simple, but in better shape then many houses up there. A girl came to the door and we realized we had met her before as her dad was the teacher for the Discipleship Training classes. She was joined by her 5 year old sister, and her older brother. Behind all these kids I noticed a tiny face trying to peer out. The boy was so small he could have easily hidden in the shadows of the other children and been overlooked.