Our first activity of the day was with the teen girls group. This group has been running for some time in the church. The girls were full of fun and we enjoyed our time with them, making bracelets and playing games. After a few initial difficulties with remember our actions during one of the games, we managed some pretty speedy rounds and had the person in the middle, dizzy with spinning round trying to figure out who was 'it'!
Whilst that was happening, Tim and some of the young guys from the church were planning our sports camp next week. There has been much interest in the camp, possibly due to it being advertised as a 'Football Camp with professional football coaches from NI and America'! Tim has stepped up to the challenge of transferring his rugby skills with the help of the boys from the church. Please pray for him and the others that will be sharing a short thought at the end of the session. We'll also be bringing the girls down to the sports venue for the last hour of sports too. The temperature is supposed to be 35 degrees next week and our sessions are 10-1. Prayers would also be appreciated for keeping the young people hydrated and safe in the sun.
Our third day of our kids club in the local church was another enjoyable time. Tim shared the story of the fishermen catching many fish with the help of Jesus and Jo did a good improv with her memory verse when our timing over ran. Than it was back to the park for some games with the general public. We were a little worried at the start as there weren't too many children about. We'd explained the day before that we were Christians from N.Ireland here to share with them about Jesus' love. We didn't have to wait for long though and plenty of children arrived. We didn't have all our 'usuals' back, though we think that may be more to do with the very high temperatures and people heading out of the city for the weekend.
Our action packed day continued in full force with a delightful and tasty meal with Pastor Femi and his family. Immediately followed by a 12 hour praise and prayer session in the church. We managed a few hours, not quite the whole session! The worship was fantastically led by Shpresa, a 15 year old believer who has been leading worship in the church since she was 12!! We have all been inspired by her faith and energy in sharing God's love for His people.
The highlight of the evening could have been sharing communion with our Kosovar brothers and sisters, it could have been the amazing prayer, praise, it could have been acting out putting on the armour of salvation, but I think we all agree the highlight was Pastor Femi blowing the shofar during the praise. His jubilant, intense and passionate playing will be a fond memory for a long time! I'm hoping for Part 2 during church on Sunday!
Karen
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