Back to Ja Rurat and Soi 107

After being gone last weekend, it was good to be back with the team in the slums this week. At Ja Rurat, two young ladies, Nok and Noom, accompanied Vee and me. They brought an activity with them... making angles using Popsicle sticks and paper doilies (I have no clue where they got them.) So, we sang a few simple choruses and I talked to the children ("dek dek") about the angle appearing to Mary and telling her that God had chosen her to be Jesus' mother. Then, we went right in to making angels.

Some did a really nice job!
One prayer request is that the kids coming to Ja Rurat keep getting younger and younger. I believe this is because it has mostly been just Vee and me, so we can not do what we do at Soi 107 and divide them into age groups. We have to keep things very simple for the little ones, and I think the older kids me be getting bored and quit coming. We just need wisdom in how to attract and keep the older kids and we need more folks from church to join us so we can build a full team for Ja Rurat like we have at Soi 107.

Just at the edge of the commons area where we meet, there is always a group of adults who live nearby.

At Soi 107, the turnout is still quite good. Many of the kids had left by the time I took this. I expect there were close to forty there yesterday. We really need to expand the area we meet in to make room for all the kids.
At Soi 107, we normally teach English, but schools are on break right now, so we are doing the same and instead of teaching English, we are doing a few weeks of arts and crafts. This week, the kids got small canvas book bags and were able to decorate them with fabric paints. They had a great time.
I was talking with a friend earlier this week. I said, "You know, I've got a really good life."

He replied "Ya think!?"

I am so incredibly grateful every day for this wonderful adventure!