Hello all,
Today was an awesome day for the team. After arriving at our hotel, we went to the Bethel Church Association where we were met by Pastor Samuel as well as his sons Rhajan & Rhana who also work for the ministry. We were able to tour their church, the pastors home & a school they run on the property. We had a brief discussion and were introduced to more of the staff. It was truly heartwarming to hear his testimony regarding the accomplishments he made during his 41 year ministry. This ministry has been working alongside the Lord to spread the Word to almost 4000 people in the area and open a school. They also have worked with The Compassion Development Project & a hostile that houses & educates 100 poor & orphaned young boys.
After a delicious lunch with them at their property we went to the parking lot & played a soccer game involving our team & everyone from the pastor himself to some of the young children. One of the biggest blessings we could have hoped to witness was getting to watch Georgie, Marty & Tony getting to spend quality time with not only their sponsored children but the children that are sponsored by some of their friends from home. It was amazing to see these children who at 1st were very shy, then open up & start building lasting relationships that will bless both themselves & the sponsors.
Just when we thought the day couldn’t get any better, we took a drive to the hostile. It was amazing to see how these 100 boys varying in ages from very young to early teens were being raised & educated in such a loving environment. They were very well groomed as they sang to us but the biggest thing we all noticed were their tremendous smiles. Even though they’d been dealt and experienced such tough lives, they were truly happy. We’ll play soccer with them again tomorrow.
God Bless,
Mike Gordan
