Day in Florencia
Today the sports and creative arts sites joined the
sponsorship site at a nearby park called Florencia. About 50 kids that are part
of the sponsorship program came to hang out and celebrate their hard work. The
kids are a part of a program at SI that partners each kid with a sponsor. The
sponsorship allows the kids to attend school, helps them purchase school
supplies, and a uniform. They are required to maintain good grades in order to
remain in the program.
Today at Florencia we started the morning out with games. It
was such a joy to see all the LIFTers and Guatemalans fellowship together even
if we don’t all speak the same language. After playing games, we ate lunch. The
SI staff prepared hot dogs and hamburgers for us all to enjoy.
After lunch, one of the LIFT students, Keyla, who moved to
the states from Guatemala shared her testimony with all the kids. It was
inspiring for the kids to be able to hear a testimony from a LIFT student in
their native tongue.
For the rest of the afternoon we all had free time, people were playing soccer, volleyball, swimming, and hanging out enjoying the nice, sunny weather.
To finish off the day one of the SI leaders, Steven, shared
a message. He talked about being a child of God. He compared God’s love for us
to a love letter. In life we might be unsure about love, but God wants us to be
certain about him. He read John 1:11-13, which says that we all can become a
child of God through believing in Jesus. Please pray for all the sponsorship
kids, as they enter into their summer vacation, that they would continue to
seek after God.
-Kim Farrar
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