God really blessed me with amazing leaders of the church who continued to bless us throughout my stay in Nargana. I was so encouraged by the church there and how they are following God with everything they have.
Day 11: Thursday, June 23
We went in the morning to the sister island, Corazon de Jesus. The people there are less receptive, so it was hard. We got weeds out around a lady's house and then we helped a man pick up parts of his roof that had fallen off the night before, it was good but we didn't get to talk to them much so it wasn't what I expected. VBS we did at Corzaon too, so we got to see some new faces. We did another service tonight that Josh led, there was a bunch of people there. I think most of them are more lukewarm if they're Christian at all. Tomorrow's the last day, I don't want to leave these kids but I'm exhausted.
Day 12: Friday, June 24
Last day with the kids, I knew it was going to be hard to do. We knew we had to give it all we got. We went hut to hut and some of the kids in my group wouldn't talk, Ed, our PD [Project Director] had a chat with them and they really stepped out and shared. I translated everyday for my ministry group when we went [hut to hut.] Then our last VBS, it was probably our best VBS of the whole week, but we should have been this way everyday. We got ready for our last church service, we did a human video to Everlasting, it was awesome! Maristel spoke and the message was amazing. People started coming up and we got to pray for all these teens, it's so cool that there were so many teenagers wanting a deeper relationship with God. Then came goodbyes, they were hard, everyone said goodbye and I'll miss you. Everyone was crying and hugging, it was so hard to know we might never see them again. The peacher gave the guys all molas, he said they were going to sell them to us, but we were such a blessing in being there. I couldn't believe we were leaving the next day. But God is good and I will never forget those children. Elliel, Elieflet, and Abias, the youth ministers Leroy and Javier, and Pastor Eli.
With my little buddy, Abias.
Christ wants not nibblers of the possible,
but grabbers of the impossible.
-C.T. Studd
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