Last night the orphanage was having a game night and ask us if we wanted to participate, most of our members were to tired but Julie, Jared, Aaron, Abbey and I decided to go. We ate our dinner and then went back to play. It was then that Ron decided to tell us that last time they played one of their volunteers broke her leg. They paired us up with kids who spoke no English and told us we were their guardian angels. The way the game works is some of the people are the K.G.B. and some are Christians and no one knows who is who but you figure it out pretty quick when a "Christian" takes you to jail. Now their are also fence walkers, they can decided at any point which side they are on. The K.G.B. try to bring the Christians to jail, while the Christians try to gather in groups of three or more. when the Christians gather they have to pray, say a bible verse and sing a song. The point system works like this, K.G.B gets one point when they bring a group or a single christian to jail. The Christians get a point when they gather: sing pray and recite and get their entire group to the point keeper who also is the jailer. It sounds kind of tame but let me explane the yard. Its a big fenced in yard with one side that is the play area, like a big soccer field, the other side however is long grass, bee skeps, piles of construction material etc. and they play in the whole yard and the kids run full steam. It was hard to be a Christian but so much fun. And the kids really got into it, getting out their Bibles for their verses. We had a really great time and no one was seriously hurt. we are a have sore muscles to day so it should be fun.
Chad Elam
P.S. happy Birthday Aaron's Mother.
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Praise God for all of y'all's experiences!
ReplyDeleteAnd we've got some great writers disguised as missionaries!!!
Blessings, dear ones.
Patti
This game sounds very interesting. Maybe you could teach it to some kids back here on a safer playing area. Sounds like a good mix of fun and learning. Bless you for playing with the kids even though you were tired.
ReplyDeleteI love hearing the details of the day, the way God is bringing the group together, overcoming communication barriers as you allow them not to be a barrier :) May God continue to use you all as His hands and feet! Tell Abbey I am so proud of her for trying 'new' foods :) Love you guys!
ReplyDeleteSounds like everyone is working hard and devoting their time to such a worthy cause in the name of Jesus!!!
ReplyDeleteAaron thanks for being such a wonderful son!!! I had a great birthday except for there was only one thing missing:YOU!!! Thanks for the card. I miss you so much, but I know they (children of the ARK) will miss you even more, please leave them something to remember. The promise of our Savior and the great things that await all of us when he returns.I can't wait to read the blog tomorrow,I have learned so many things through your ministry. Keep up the hard work, we are praying for everyone= =)