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| Suly playing soccer |
Yesterday was both an exciting but also a somewhat difficult day for us. In the morning we went to Mocohan School for the morning worship/devotional time. What a great time we had worshipping our Lord & Saviour with the children. We were especially excited about going to Mocohan as we have 2 sponsor kids in this school & it was another chance to meet with them - we had last met with them in May. As we watched the kids walk into the meeting area, we first saw our 5 yr old sponsor boy, Danilo, walk in. He was smiling, looked at us gringos but we weren't sure whether he recognized us or not. As we walked into the meeting area, we then saw Suly, our 12 yr old sponsor girl. She recognized us right away & had a big smile on her face when she saw us. After the worship time we got to hug each one of them (along with the whole school in the hug line) & chat with them in our limited Spanish.
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| Danilo & his Mom |
We have a couple here at the moment who is shooting some video for promotional purposes as they are in the process of establishing Impact Ministries as a charitable organization in the USA. The director of the school had arranged for a home visit to talk to the parents about the impact the school has had on their child's life. Well to our surprise they had chosen Danilo's home to go visit. We were excited to go back to Danilo's home for a visit.
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| Al with Danilo in his home |
We took Danilo from school & all loaded in the van for the drive up the mountain to his home. He doesn't live that far from school but it is quite a steep hill up to his home which he walks every day to & from school with his Mom. His Mom was home with his 2 younger brothers but his Dad was out working. Danilo's family lives in a 2 room mud hut with a dirt floor - the whole family sleeps in 1 bed.
We listened as the Mom explained to us how they had only been eating corn tortillas as that was all they had to eat. They had 1 chicken which they were talking about killing so that they had something to eat. Danilo had told her that he didn't want to kill the chicken yet & they decided as a family to wait to butcher the chicken until Danilo's 6th birthday on Sept 27th. So come Sept 27th, they will kill their 1 & only chicken for Danilo's birthday celebration! But what is even more amazing is that they have invited the Mocohan school staff over to share this chicken with them on Danilo's birthday. Rather than save the meat for themselves they are willing to share the meat with people who have made a difference in their lives. It was gut wrenching to hear how Danilo had been only eating tortillas & going hungry many times throughout the day. One of the many things that Impact's child sponsorship program does is provide 1 nutritous meal a day to the children at each of their schools. For some kids, like Danilo, this is often the best meal of the day that they will eat.If you would like to hear what Impact Ministries is doing here in Guatemala, the event below is an opportunity to do so. We will be in attendance having just arrived back in Calgary 3 days earlier. We would love to have you join us & hear some of the stories of what God is doing in this beautiful country!!
YOU'RE INVITED to Friends of Impact Ministries
Where: Foothills Alliance Church - Rundle Hall
333 Edgepark Blvd. NW
Calgary, AB T3A 4K4
When: Thursday, October 27, 2011
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program: Dessert will be served. Les Peters will share encounters with God and exciting stories of changed lives. Come and be encouraged as you hear what God is doing in Tactic, Guatemala!
Admission: FREE!! Bring a friend!!
RSVP: By Monday, October 24, 2011 to Sandra Stephenson by email or by phone.
events-calgary@impactministries.ca
(403) 295-8731
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