So I left you last week on a bit of a cliff-hanger as I was just about to go to preach the gospel at the Thursday Lunchtime Evangelism session that JENGA facilitates for CRO. The whole experience there left me a bit dubious about the charity. Firstly we only have a half-hour slot on a Thursday lunch from 1230-1 because the children finish classes at 1230 and must have lunch at one on the dot. However, it appears that CRO has decided to have a programme change and not tell us, Michael says it’s because of those pesky international volunteers that come in and change the programme. Banter. Anyway I got the chance to share at 1250, which was great. My issue isn’t so much that I would get more time to be able to preach, rather the lack of communication, if I get to speak truth and encouragement into their lives at all, even just for a short while, then that is amazing. I spoke on 1 Sam 16 – Samuel’s anointing of David – speaking about life with a purpose, no matter what has been spoken over us, or what life has chucked at us. The major issue at CRO is drugs. Whenever we go there are always about 10-15 kids lent against the wall of the court where we go to minister, so high off their faces that they can’t even stand. This issue is in no way helped by the staff and volunteers at CRO who know who the dealer is, and even allow him into the compound. So even though there are so many good things happening at CRO there is also a lot of dodgyness worthy of you’re your prayer. I hope you will stand with me in this. Rant over, I promise.
On Friday the JENGA staff took part in a See Jesus conference, held by the two American blokes who had been living with me until this Tuesday. See Jesus is a sort Alpha course variant that seeks to teach about the nature of Jesus, aiding recipients to act more like Him everyday. The conference was acting to equip leaders of the area in facilitating the See Jesus course to others. At lunchtime I learnt to eat rice and beans with my hands properly, which was good comedy for those around me.
Massively relaxed weekend; played football again on Saturday morning, it seems that every time I play I get sun burn, no matter how much Sun cream I put on I seem to sweat it off immediately, re-application doesn’t even work, never mind. Had a day of sport at Elgon Hotel on Sunday, firstly watching the Rugby World Cup final and then being the only City fan in a United bar next to the Elgon car park to watch probably one of the best things I’ve ever seen, but I’ve done all my gloating already so I won’t continue.
The only other thing really of note that has happened during the week is that we have more rodents in the house. Paul managed to slay the last rat with his Panga. However we were sat in the lounge one evening and I saw another one sprinting through the kitchen and hiding under the sofa, unfortunately it managed to get away: gutted. I also spotted a mouse running into an actual mouse hole, thought that was just in cartoons. Perhaps I’ll leave a little wedge of holey cheese on a mouse trap.
Paul left the house this week to live back with the returning Doctor across the other side of the village. It’s been really fun living with Paul; I think it’s safe to say that we make a dream team. However, Ben from West Kirby is also living with us and the new JENGA volunteer Sam is arriving from Australia tomorrow, which is very exciting, we need more lads!!
I can feel God moving in my life already, he is revealing things about my character and restoring them to the way his will determines. It’s challenging but amazing at the same time.
God Bless
Dan
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