The Number of the Stars

Thursday August 21
We started our next chapter by continuing to spread the message of Christ's love to a variety of ages at a school in Santa Ana. We broke into teams; 4 of us including Jessica, Bethany, Natasha and Melissa spoke to a grade 9 class, then to a grade 8 class. Debbie and Vanessa sang and spoke to a grade 8 class as well as part of the team from El Salvador sang songs about God. It really moved the kids. Natasha, Bethany, Jessica and I talked about some common themes that are evident in our lives including the rest of our world. For example, peer pressure, and the worries that come with that, bullying and intimidation and how both the bully and the victim need to be shown God's love. We also talked about analyzing our lives and to question whether we are living for God or or are we letting curveballs in our life fall to the ground and defeat us. We talked about how comforting God is and how He is always listening to us when we are feeling angry, confused, or lonely. We talked about how everyone has their own life experiences and if we are going through a tough time, God is gracious and comforting. The kids in our classes seemed really touched by our talks and we offered them precious promises which essentially are a variety of verses found in the Bible. We also handed out salcation bracelets. The pastor's wife, Sarah, had some salvation stickers to also hand out. The kids absolutely loved the stickers! The kids were very excited to have us there and we even had some girls approach us and ask us questions about ourselves in English. What is amazing is that they knew that we did not speak Spanish but they communicated by some English that they did know. It was inspiring to us! We then had a break for lunch which was Pizza Hut. We had a good time there and it is one of our signature restaurants that we enjoy when we are in El Salvador. The customer service is great!
This is written by Melissa Galbraith