“He told them, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me welcomes Him who sent me. For whoever is least among you – this one is great.” — Luke 9:48
After a sunny day with some planning, exploring, and swimming in the ocean, the work we came here for officially began. Children ranging from toddlers to nineteen years old were gathered for a time of getting acquainted and worship on the beach. Thirty-seven children in all made for a lot of volume and kinetic energy, but our time was fruitful. The night ended with a rousing game of hide-and-seek amongst the tweens and teens. This game was of course in the dark, outside, on the large resort campus of a foreign country. God was definitely gracious to us.
We met many missionaries from Poland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, and Italy. We also reunited with missionaries that some of us had the joy of working alongside 10+ years ago. These past short-term mission trips were benchmarks in many of our Salt Lake-based team’s own personal Christian walks. It was special to watch our children play with their children after we had labored alongside them so many years ago. What an honor to get to do more of the same tomorrow.
Please continue to pray for sunny weather, safety, spiritual conversations, and logistics. The sheer amount of kids in our care is tricky in these small, European meeting rooms.
Thank you!