We've just wrapped up the second day of VBS day camp at the House of Prayer in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Everybody that was sick yesterday is feeling much better today. Just a couple of folks are not yet back to full strength. Thanks for the prayers and please keep praying for all of us to either get to 100% or stay that way for the rest of the trip.
Just like yesterday, the kids were great. They pay attention, are obedient, and treat everyone respectfully. OK, maybe not completely...they're just kids! But I am impressed with them! Today's Bible study was based on the event recorded in the book of Daniel where Daniel was thrown into a lions den because he would not pray to the king instead of to God. Sometimes we have to make a hard decision to stand strong in our faith or stand up for what the Bible says. That's not always well received by people around us. I'm not aware of any lions dens around today but we may face opposition in other ways when we stand up for the Lord. Stand up anyway! That's what Daniel did and it turned out OK for him.
One of the things I love about working with the Russia children is that they don't really understand the language barrier and don't pay much attention to it. They will smile and say something in Russian that seems to be really important to them. Something like, "Are we going to have crafts again tomorrow?" We may not understand what they are saying but we can tell by their sweet faces that it's important. We'll either smile and say, "Yes," or we'll grab one of the few who can speak both Russian and English. Most of the time a smile and "Yes" work just fine!
I know I'm clumsy when it comes to ministering to children, but the rest of our team is doing great. I'm so glad Deana, Gwen, Shirley, Jessica, and Jocelyn are here. Please keep us in your prayers as we rest tonight and go after it again tomorrow morning. (By the way, the time is 10:50 pm on Tuesday night in Ekaterinburg and 11:50 am on Tuesday morning in Little Rock. We are half way around the world!)
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