A Glorious Reunion.....
On Monday of this week, we celebrated a much anticipated reunion with the boys at San Gabriel. They came running out to us yelling and screaming with excitement. They didn't know that we were returning this week. I'm not sure who was happier.....the boys or the team of interns. We are spending this week with a team from South Texas Children's Home. It's another amazing team! Best of all (and most impressive) is that the team is lead by four teenagers from the South Texas Children's Home. The other members of the team completely submitted themselves to these youngsters. It's been so exciting watching them lead our team. They are doing a phenomenal job!
We had a busy week at San Gabriel. We had a great time reconnecting with the boys while continuing to build relationships with them. Each day, one of the teenagers shared their testimony and a Bible story with the boys. On Wednesday, the gospel was presented to the boys, and 24 boys committed their life to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Yes, 24 boys have started a new life!! We are honored to call them our "brothers in Christ." On Wednesday, we also brought new shoes to the boys. I've never seen a group of people so excited to get new shoes. Many of the boys' shoes had holes and were torn. All of them needed to be replaced! Thank you to everyone who has donated shoes to the Buckner "Shoes for Orphan Souls" project. Again, it was an honor to be a part of this mission.
We spent the mornings this week at community homes in Guatemala City. We enjoyed seeing familiar faces and playing with the preschoolers. We also went back to the Buckner Baby Home. There are now 6 babies in the home. Two of the babies are from the orphanage in Xela. It was so fun seeing these precious children again!
On Tuesday of this week, the team of interns went on a special "intern only" field trip. Where, you ask? We all went to the doctor! Pretty much all of us had been sick off and on for over a week, so it was time to get some prescription drugs. Eight of us were given medicine! Praise God, we are all almost completely healthy now!
Please continue to pray for us and the other teams of interns in Russia, Kenya, and Romania. As we enter our last week, pray that we would finish strong. Pray for endurance, energy, and excitement. Pray that each person we come in contact with will see the face of Jesus, not us. Pray that we will see everyone through Jesus' eyes, not our eyes. We are honored to be able to spend one last week with our boys at San Gabriel. Pray that God would continue to do miracles there.
We have an adventurous weekend ahead of us....more details on the next blog! Thanks for checking in and thanks for praying for us!
For His Kids and For His Glory,
Sheena
