God is in our midst

Well, we´ve definitely been accepted by the local children! Yesterday, after a full day of painting, a shy little girl peeped in staring at us all, not quite sure what to make of what she saw. A little boy joined her watching us with big round eyes. I smiled and gave them each some cookies. They smiled, giggled, said "thank you" (in pretty good English) then ran off to find their friends. Shortly thereafter, they came back with another boy in tow. Of course, I gave him some cookies too. Pretty soon Scott and Holly were deep in conversation with the children as more and more began to arrive. All with smiles on their faces and laughter in their hearts.

Today, these children were a welcome sight! We had been working hard all day. The sun was hot, the paint fumes were noxious, we were tired and the initial excitement of our work was beginning to wane. But, just like yesterday, the children began to stop by the church to watch us as they were coming home from school. What a beautiful god moment to watch these children smiling, laughing and singing with our children. Scott played is guitar, and Hannah led the troops. No different than back at St. Christopher´s except for our surroundings. Watching all of the children, it was clear to me that god connects us all. He is in us, each and every one of us, no matter where we are or what building we´re in.

God is in our midst. He is and always will be. Allelulia!