Harvest Church August 24-August 30

 

They had the lesson outside while they painted a classroom.

Wow! This team did an amazing job teaching bible stories at one of AMG's schools in the city. Each day the group would use students to help act out the story of Ester, Nehemiah, or Jesus. The students were engaged and received a lot of solid bible teaching.

The middle school aged students had a separate lesson from the younger kids. The common theme in those teachings was to make your relationship with Christ your own. The team really felt the teenagers needed to have a better understanding that a relationship with Christ is personal and your actions should demonstrate your walk with Christ.

The last day the team was at the school they planned a birthday party for all of the kids. These kids come from tough places and often aren't celebrated. This team really understood this desire of us all to feel special and the importance of others celebrating our lives. They brought presents for all of the staff, piñatas for the kids, and snacks for everyone.

Before school one day, we visited the city dump. A lot of AMG students in the city live in communities surrounding the dump. Many of these families live off of reselling things they scavenged from the dump. It was mind blowing to stand at the edge of the city cemetery that overlooks the dump. 

A few 1,000 vultures are also circling around the dump.