PRAYER WALKING IMPRESSIONS

THE PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY AS LONG AS WE MAKE THE INITIAL MOVE. THE CHILDREN ARE GREETING US AS WE ENTER THE COMMUNITY NOW THAT THEY RECOGNIZE US. LIFE IS HARD HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BARE ESSENTIALS. THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING BECAUSE THEY ARE BUILDING NEW HOUSES. ROSA, OUR INITIAL CONTACT, SELLS SMALL ITEMS TO THE COMMUNITY AND IS VERY HELPFUL. THERE IS A LARGE SOCCER FIELD FOR THE CHILDREN TO PLAY ON ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THE OPEN BUILDING WITH BLEACHERS AND BASKETBALL HOOPS IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU COULD HAVE A GATHERING. THE PARK OR PLAZA IS BESIDE THE SCHOOL. IT HAS BENCHES TO SIT ON AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE CHILDREN TO PLAY ON ALTHOUGH WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE IN THE AREA. THE CHILE DOGS ARE EVERYWHERE. SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY OWN HORSES WHICH SEEM TO BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. AS WE WERE PRAYER WALKING ON THE DIRT ROADS AND PRAYING FOR EACH FAMILY IN THE HOUSES WE CAME UPON A HOUSE WITH CHILDREN'S VOICES. IT WAS VERY APPARENT THAT ABOUT THREE CHILDREN WERE PICKING ON ANOTHER CHILD. THIS GIRL WAS A LITTLE OLDER WITH BLONDE HAIR AND WAS MONGOLOID. SHE WAS CRYING AND THE OTHER CHILDREN RAN ACROSS THE ROAD LAUGHING AND HIDING IN THEIR YARD.
PRAY THAT THE LORD WOULD ALLOW US TO MINISTER TO BOTH FAMILIES.