5/24 Slummin' with my friends

Another day with my friends in the slums, working with kids. We started out, as always, in Ja Rurat. We did not get to go visit parents' homes because Vee and I had a couple of other folks from church ride with us, and Vee wants it to be just me and him making initial home visits. I hope we can start soon, maybe next week.

Another thing that concerns me is that we are only attracting the very young kids. Vee and I discussed the possibility of coming a different day or evening and meeting with teens, in a format they'd enjoy more... maybe even leaving once a month to go bowling together or some other activity. We have this wealth of college age folks in church who could really speak into their lives. I told Vee today that the teens in Ja Rurat are in a place where they either find a purpose in life or they will never leave that slum (or one just like it.)


These are the three greatest guys you could ever hope to meet; my buddies, Ting, Son, and Eddie. Believe it or not, all three of them live with my friend Vee. Vee has a multi story home and Son lives on one floor, and Eddie and Ting on another. I can not imagine what their home lives are really like, but I think of what it would be like to be their age and in that situation and I am really jealous.

Eddie is the one with the new haircut I mentioned last week. Now, he has a new nickname, Sing Dtoo, which means "Lion," because of his new mane. Check out the pant legs, too. This is the new style here, super tight legs. In fact, the lower half of his pant legs look like they have almost been painted on. That is Eddie, the most fashion conscious of the bunch.

These three guys are in their mid twenties and they are ultra cool, AND they love God with all their hearts. I get a lot of joy from just being around them.





At Ja Rurat, Note plays guitar while Vee leads the kids in a song. Note comes when he can, and he is such a huge help. He is a gifted young musician, and just a wonderful person. He leads worship at church some days and he is very, very good at that, too.

Vee getting his dance thing going, as he teaches a new song to the kids.


Each week, after I teach a Bible lesson, we ask questions and give prizes. This weeks winners...

This week's lesson for the young ones, E is for 'ear.'

My buddy, Ohm, "feels good to be a gangsta."

Bee leaves tomorrow for seminary. I am going to miss that guy a lot! He wanted a photo with Jenny, Greg, and me before he left.

Our four seminary students. Peace and Noom, on the ends, are actually returning for their second year.

God bless you guys! See you soon!