Through the kindness of a Christian resident, God blessed us
with great accommodations--11 of us and the home has 11 beds and 2 1/2
baths. Perfect for us to get a good nite's sleep and getting ready
early. We did discover a leaky pipe, so Jerry and Larry got
replacement parts and fixed it.
We all got up early and started with devotions after
breakfast. Nick and Kat joined us for devotions centered on the Bible App's
Acts of Repentance series. We prepared our lunch meals of PBJs and headed off
to the Kennel. Our plan was to spend the day loving on the Apache youth by
engaging them in some life skills and games. While the men spent some
quality time bonding with the youth at the Kennel,the women were able to
get "crafty" while bonding with some of the Apache women who
were sewing. A few of the youth joined us in grocery shopping
for a dinner meal of eggplant parmigiana to feed everyone. The life
skills included preparing and cooking the meal of eggplant, salad and garlic
bread so the youth cut up food, prepared it, cooked it and then served 25
people (us, the missionaries and quite a few children). And yes, cleaning
up was a life skill also. This effort provided first time experiences for many
of the youth but also included Lloyd, a junior in h.s. who is also a student
with Johns Hopkins entrepreneurial program in cooking/baking. He led a number
of other youths in the cooking. While some youth cooked, others
played basketball, knockout (a form of horse) and a number of
challenging contests from Minute to Win It. Before eating, we
conducted a devotion attended by the missionaries, youth and us. One of the 15
year olds overpowered us with us with his words of redemption and commitment to
God's word. Awesome and humbling for us. After dinner, we celebrated
a youth's 15th birthday with a cake baked by other
youths. Long day but totally rewarding day. No risk
of violating the 11pm lights out rule as everyone retired early.
Awesome day sharing God's presence and love.
Peace and blessings,
Mike Gallagher
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