Of which I am so privileged to be a part of here in Mozambique. April was such a busy month for me with catching up on the boys in Camarata Nova (dorm), and getting back into the ‘swing’ of things after my break in England and South Africa February and March.
May has been busy in preparation for Children’s Day June 1st. Thank you to those who have contributed toward this marvelous, fun-filled day. This month has also been awesome as the 15-18 year old girls have agreed to a discussion group once a week.
We are going through the book by John and Stasi Eldredge titled ‘Captivating’. Yes, it is quite the challenge cross-culturally to bring the pages to life for the girls. God is good and, as the teacher, it is imperative the Holy Spirit do the “translating”. Needless to say, there is a lot of prayer and preparation required. This along with two other ‘discussion groups’ for the boys, keeps me on my toes!
One of the wonderful projects that has developed out of the girls group already is the puppet ministry! We had so much fun exploring the ‘heart of God’ using puppets. Three of the girls have taken this project to their heart and will make their ministry debut on Children’s Day – BIG step for them.
The music program is progressing quickly. Three of the boys who started in the program are now on various Worship Teams. God is so good!! They learn to play by ear – and so very quickly. In two weeks we will be dramatizing the song by Richie Clark titled ‘You Are Holy’. We are so excited and the costumes are almost done – even the wings for the angels (which has been a stress-factor for me).
The Lord has supplied a bass guitar to us, as the boys have been learning on an acoustic guitar (need an amp also). We also need a practice keyboard and electric guitar. We use the old church set of drums when available. We are praying for the Lord to add to our program some wind instruments. He has already provided a flute – now we are praying for a saxophone and trumpet. We believe God has them somewhere just waiting for us to ask for them – so we are asking and believing. Several more youth are on the waiting list to join the program, however, more instruments are needed before we can go much beyond guitar, bass and keyboard. Thank you for your prayers in this endeavor! God is so richly blessing…..
Stay tuned – more exciting things to come next month! Gotta git going, Children’s Day right around the corner!!
Blessings everyone!!!
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