This boy is great! He is one of our newest arrivals at the Bible Home! On Sunday in AWANA, he did a great job listening and participating in the Bible lesson, and in game time, he stole everyone's heart with his high taste in fashion!! Ok... maybe we just wear crazy hats while we run around the AWANA circle. I will say I was definitely not the only one that took his picture though! And when the kids had to run around the circle like zoo animals, his "crab" movement was more like flying than anything else! My heart may have also melted when he plopped down in my lap for a while... Don't be misled, though. He's with us for a reason! I saw a glimpse of his low level of tolerance for any kind of provocation and I have yet to read his file. All the kids that come to us come for serious reasons. We don't just separate kids from their parents/guardians so they can come have fun. But, while the kids are with us, we do everything we can to love on them, help them discover and develop their talents (and self-esteem), provide help and support in whatever issues they bring that need to be dealt with, and, of course, help them get to know Jesus. This kiddo asked one of the other AWANA leaders about a colored bracelet that she had (same colors as the Wordless Book) and she explained it to him. When she asked him if he wanted to pray to receive Christ, he told her, "I think I prayed that last night." Thanks and praise be to God!! He is already hard at work in little D and I know he will be faithful to fulfill his purposes for little D while he is with us at the Bible Home. Please keep all the new boys in your prayers as they adjust to a very different life up here on the mountainside. And please pray for two coworkers and their families as well: one suddenly lost her brother over the weekend and the other has an elderly mother with a number of complicated health concerns and a potential upcoming surgery.
Thank you so much for your love, prayers, encouragement, and support!
I'm so excited to see all that God has in store for little D while he is with us!
Love,
Carrie
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