Saturday, December 27, 2008

Hello everyone!   (i wrote this very fast, sorry if it is bad)

I am so sorry that i have not been able to be in contact for a while. Everything in Vanuatu is at a slower pace that´s For sure! I am unable to get to email at scheduled times so i appoligize about that again!! Anyway, life in Vanuatu is incredible. It is definitly a challenge. ITS HOT! The community is incredibly welcoming. Our first day there we ventured to the beach to discover tons of children swimming. We played with them in the water, played duck duck grey duck, and what time is it Mr. Fox. They do not get a lot of attention or affection of any sort from the adults in the communitt, so it is needless to say that they really love it when we are there and can show them some love.

The second day there we notice how polluted the area was. There were shards of glass right on the beach, rubbish everywhere where kids play and people walk. The people of Vanuatu are very apathetic in there way of life. Many of them literally do nothing all day long. They are very poor. Later we grabbed some rubbish bags and walked to the beach where we accumulated way more than we thought we would. The best part of it was that I met some children, Tuey, Leo, Morina, playing on the beach. I introduced myself and within seconds they were doing the same as me! They helped us the whole time and then we all played in the water afterwards! We hope to change the way they look at there land. We pray for intentional lifestyles and to take better care for there land.
A few hours later a friend and myself verntured off to socialize with the villagers. We came acoss many children and then a Grandmother and her Grand son. Their names were Riel and Rex and Rex´s mother Monica. They welcomed us into there home where we talked for a while and then asked if there was anyone that needed prayer. I think she got a little teary eyed, for what reason im not quite sure. But we all prayed and had an amazing time. I am very thankful for having met Riel, Monica and Rex.

The third day we visited an area of mass poverty. ´Black Sands`is considered an outcast village. The people (kids) are getting sick from baithing in a heavily polluted river. We visited them a couple days ago. We introduced ourselves, they sang songs for us and with us, played duck duck grey duck, and what time is it Mr. Fox, and for the finalie we did face painting, they loved it!!!! The elders honored us with shirts and scarves they made. Showering us with baby powder which is considered another high honor. Apparently that never happens the first visit there Sharing the love of Jesus was enough for us. The whole day was a true blessing for all.

Today we visited a local church, wow!! It was amazing, the children have amazing voices. We met tons of new people. The pastor during the service told us that one or two of us would be giving our testimony. They are pretty big on testimonies i guess. I AM THE DESIGNATED TESTIMONY MAN IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS. HAHA. I scrolled through scripture and He brought me to Psalm 28, the first few verses and the last few. I was all excited to give my testimony after the service because the atmosphere was so welcoming and very powerful. Turned out there was not enough time though so…next time!!!
Many Thanks to you all you support and for reading. My appoligies for the late notification. Many blessings, and much love !!!!! Have a great week!!

3 comments:

brittleitch said...
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brittleitch said...

Hey Lee! Sounds great there:) We had a very Merry Christmas here, hope you had one too! How much longer are you there? I enjoy the blogs. It is great to see all the works you're doing! Praise God:)

Rachel Keller said...

Ahhh..Lee the big testimony guy... love that!! praying for you brother! much love from freezing nose hair land!!