We continue our group report with CC Grace who came right after Florida left on the 24th. A small group but full of the Holy Spirit to serve, share and love.
We took them to an Orphanage in the morning where they played with the children for awhile; Then one brother from the group did a small bible study with the children, followed by a craft which they enjoyed while watching the group do a drama. Then we fed them food, drinks, desert. Making sure their tummies were full! A fun and wonderful visit with the children, boosted our energy as we got prepared for the outreach later on that day. But before heading for the outreach we went out for a little taco run.
After the taco stop, we headed out to Colonia for the outreach. It was nice to go back at this Colonia, since we have not been there for awhile, it was really nice to meet up with the people again. Seeing so many happy anxious kids, we got the games set up; ready to play and receive a small gift. As time went by, one of the brothers from the group again gave another message of hope and salvation though Jesus. Soon after the message we handed out physical food, clothing, shoes etc. Always a blessing to see how God provides!
After CC Grace left, Victor, Marysol, Guille and myself took a nice trip to San Vicente to check out, visit, get vision, insight, of how the ladies were running the women shelter "Casa del Pastor". So we meet up with Juanita(who is one of the wonderful ladies that takes care of the place), she gave us a tour, answered all the questions. Even though Marysol and Guille have a totally different vision for CCM's women shelter, It was a wonderful trip in which we got a better understanding and insight on how to run our women's shelter. The Ladies at San Vicente were so helpful and generous in giving up their time for us.
Our next group we received for a week was CC Plaouse Washington. A group of 12 which was lowered due to the fear of the swine flue. But for the rest of the group, the trip was a blessing. Do to the swine flue, the goverment was not allowing us to gather in public places so we were not able to do outreaches, however we did have several trips at different orphanages, ministering to the childdren, playing and loving on them.
We also went out to the Mens Decipleship home at Valle de Guadalupe where Jaime is the director there. The group had a wonderful fellowship with the men there, encouraging them, feeding them spiritually as well as physically and even played volleyball with them. The group also gave out personal hygiene packages to the men which was a blessing for them. it was a really nice time to go out there and see how these men are growing in the Lord.