Children’s Day and Riots. All in a day’s work. . .

Arani, where 2,400 children heard the Gospel

Children's Day Celebration at Aguila Academy

Tuesday, April 12 was el Día del Niño, or Children’s Day.  It was a packed day!  First, the CED group from Word of Life went to a local village, about one hour away, Arani and  had a program for the school children there.  There were 2,400 kids!!  The team had lots of crazy games for them and activities, but most importantly, they presented the Gospel.  In the end, about 330 students received Christ!!! 

Also, back home, at the property, we had a special activity for the students at Aguila Academy.  We had ice cream, played relay races  and ate lots of food.  The kids loved it!

I am getting  better, my hand is improving, I am wearing a wrap now, instead of a complete brace, although it still bothers me a bit.  The my house is still an island, only accessible by boat or boots. 

We are having lots of political problems here in this communist nation.  The Union workers – the teachers, doctors, miners, etc. are protesting because they want a raise.  The president won’t even recognize them, he is playing soccer instead!   So, the people are quite angry.  We are in town today, Saturday, but we are going to stay on the property tomorrow – stay out of town.   The people say that if they cannot come to an agreement today, it is going to get really ugly tomorrow.  Riot squads, tear gas, etc.  These blockades affect everyone here – we are stuck on the property, without access to the city (food, etc) and the people in the city are basically paralyzed.  Please pray that things will be resolved and will not result in loss of life.