I didn't want to leave. If I could have stayed there all night playing with those kids I would have. We had a great time. Thank you Lord for all of the children who came today and for blessing our time together.
This week we also had three added blessings to our group. Three volunteers came and helped out with the ministry, two of which were guys who coordinated a game of fútbol for the guys in Valle del Sol. One guy is named Walter, he is currently homeless but he is working on trying to get his life together. If you are praying please add Walter to your prayers. He use to be a professional fútbol player for one of the top teams in Costa Rica until he became an alcoholic. Currently, Steve works with Him in the homeless ministry and is helping Walter find ways to fill his time during the day. Walter will not accept money and doesn't have any money because he is afraid of falling back into his bad habits. Please pray for him.
God also continues to bless this ministry with new children. This week we had a few new children. One little boy named Welmey, stole my heart. He is a tough kid but he also still has some of his childish innocence, he is in that in-between stage.
After the lesson, English word of the day, and coloring, we played a game of fútbol. It was great. The kids loved it and even though we didn't have a lot of room or even real goals, we used the resources God has given us and had a great game. Our two coloring tables turned into goals and we used the only ball we had to play with. We played for over an hour. I have never seen the kids play a game with such excitement and interest, it was great. I am going to have to buy a new ball for next week, our ball popped because of the nails in the wall, but we still had fun. The kids grabbed the ball even though it was flat and started playing a strange mix of basketball and fútbol. It was funny. In the States, the game would have ended when the ball went flat and kids would have complained, but not here they just picked it up and kept on playing.
I know God is with me always, but the joy and peace that I get when serving the Lord through working with children, is indescrible. Those four hours every week are some of my favorite. Serving the Lord is not burdensome or an obligation when you love Him, and have a love for His children. I can't wait til next Saturday!
