We are going to start sharing stories each update about things that happen in our after-school program! These are just a few of ways that God is using us to pour into these kids. It is such a blessing to be the hands and feet of Jesus! If you receive this update via e-mail and the formatting is messed up, feel free to click the blog title which will take you directly to our webpage. You can also click on any photo to enlarge it.
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| Keyler and Andi |
A new girl, Joselyn, started
attending our program this past Monday. This was her first day of learning
about how the program worked and how to earn points. We were explaining how our
‘store’ works and that by the end of the week she would have enough points to purchase
something. Keyler, one of the other boys, overheard the conversation and came
up to Krishauna and asked if he could give away some of his points. Krishauna
said, “Yes, they are your points, so you can spend or save them as you want.”
He looked at Joselyn and told her, “You can use some of my points to buy
something at the store.” He didn’t give a point limit but let her choose what
she wanted. This was such an unselfish and amazing act! It is so exciting to
see these kids grow in maturity and learning to love as Jesus loves.
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| Anderson |
We were down at the court participating in relay races. Anderson, a 11-year-old boy, started to get a bad attitude and was annoyed at some of his teammates, because they were losing. He started complaining and so one of our helpers reminded him about a verse we were memorizing at the time (Do to others what you would have them do to you). Once the helper started quoting it Anderson finished the verse from his memory. Suddenly, his attitude changed, and he began to cheer and encourage his teammates. It is so cool to see how God’s word and memorizing verses can change attitudes and lives!
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| Kenet |
Each day we give an opportunity for different
kids to pray for the snack. As soon as I ask, “who wants to pray?”, four or five
hands shoot up in the air! Recently, Kenet, an 8-year-old, in our younger group
was chosen to pray. He started to pray and all the adults there that day were
so impressed and blessed by his prayer. He was able to use a lot of his own
words and prayed for a variety of items. It is such an honor to hear kids
praying to our Heavenly Father!
We asked for prayer
last update for a boy in our program who was causing trouble and not listening
well. Thank you for your prayers and we are excited to say we have seen
improvement in his behavior! He recently went two full days without having any
issues. Please continue to pray for our patience for him and continued maturity
and growth in his life.
Diá Especial
Here are some photos of our 'Dia Especial' with the kids! We played minute-to-win-it games, had different competitions, received special snack (depending on their point levels), and had a ton of fun!
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| The Christian character and sportsmanship award winners from our older group, Melany and Keyler! |
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| The Christian character and sportsmanship award winners from our younger group, Fatima and Kenedi |
And who doesn't love this picture!!
We are so thankful for all your prayers and support!
Andi and Krishauna
If you have any questions or want to know more about our ministry and what we are doing in Guatemala send us an email at abrubaker@pushtherock.org or krishauna@hopeforhome.org.
If you feel God is calling you to support us financially you can go to hopeforhome.org/donate and designate your gift to Andi and Krishauna or pushtherock.org/donate and find Andi Brubaker on the drop down menu.
