Posts from the Team

Today we were blessed with Kelly's directorial premiere as we put on a play for the Wednesday night service. Greg Elder made a great Peter, and we enjoyed watching him hop out of the boat to swim across the stage to Jesus. Between that and Kelly making it rain fish, it was a pretty entertaining play. In other news, we thought it was going to be a light work week and we would get to focus more on the kids as they were all out of school this week. However, the work wish list has piled up and we are feeling a little behind in being able to get all we would like accomplished in the short time we have ahead... So, please pray for the strength to get all of the projects tackled that we can... In other news, this was the day we opened up for others to post their words. So... notes from the team: ~*~ To start off day four we went to the small boy’s circle where some of our team members performed a play about sheep and shepherd. After breakfast, we went to the chicken house and collected eggs and chilled with the chickens. The next thing on the list for today is having groups of team members decorate 160 cookies that were baked for the big and medium girls’ yards. We helped feed the fish at the tilapia farm and got to catch them which resulted in kissing a fish. ~*~ Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace. Grace is abundant at Emmanuel: • Andy leading singing each morning with the big boys singing in both English and Spanish. Grace. • Wheel chair bound Sandra being carried by another child so she can participate in the Sheep game too. Grace. • Migel carrying Fredic over the hill to watch the soccer match. Grace. • Olga giving me a hug in the dinner line even though I did not come visit because I needed a nap. Grace. • Team members taking brothers and sisters, who do not get to visit with each other, to the cantina for a snack. Grace. • 5 year old Alex sharing his small bag of cookies with special needs Padre. Grace. • John Carlos, Rudy, Tristen welcoming us each morning to circle time as I fumble with the words of welcome mixing up the word for sheep with the word for old lady. Grace. • Robert, super stoic house parent for the Power Toddlers, smiling ~really smiling~ as Kelly shared the message of the Good Shepherd with 25 preschoolers. There are lots of tasks to complete: Leading crafts, Bible study and activities, repotting plants, baking cookies, connecting pipes, building cabinets, cleaning offices, painting murals, tending to the animals and fish. We, His ovejas - sheep- serve with grace because the Beuno Pastor – Good Shepherd - has given us grace in which to live and serve. Jesus asks us, “Do you love me? . . . Feed my sheep.” Grace extended by the Good Shepherd to His sheep. Grace. ~*~ Just help lead a craft lesson with medium/large boys! We made sheep and shepherds to go on the back of frames that will hold their beautiful pictures. I also heard my daughter sing with the big girls today and she taught them the song Bless the Lord oh My Soul! Rock on Mary Elizabeth! Post by Heather Gerick. ~*~ "