Life in Africa-DAY 4

Our third day with the Give A Kid A Christmas program was a great success!

Today we went to three more locations here in Burkina Faso.  The first place we went to was called Camp Bethel.  The children were quiet yet the impact of the drama was lasting.  We handed out over 250 Books of Hope, which is a picture book that conveys the Gospel message.  Camp Bethel has 4 teachers and a director.  Interestingly enough, Camp Bethel was that it was the site of the first Children's Pastor Conference here in Burkina Faso.  Overall this was a great outreach.

The second school that we

 went to was an Assemblies run, private school.  The facilities were maintained very nicely.  When we first arrived to this school the children  swarmed us as if we were celebrities.  All of the children and the staff were extremely kind and welcoming.  At this school we had the opportunity to share the gospel with about 275 children.  Although this is a private-Christian school many of the students are Muslim.  At this school we did a social drama about hygiene, a skit entitled "God doesn't Love Me", we also presented the Gospel skit.  The children were energetic and involved.  The excitement of the children provided encouragement to our team.  

Our third stop for the day was 

not a school, it was a orphanage.  Along with the orphans there were several other children from the village.  At the orphanage we did two skits;  we performed the chair skit and the Gospel skit.  The chair skit begins to depicts the danger of  sin.   At the orphanage we were able to share the Gospel with 80 children.  Because the orphanage will be having a Christmas party in December, we left the presents to be opened for a later day.  The staff members and children were both appreciative and excited!

On the third day of Give A Kid A Christmas we were able to share with over 600 children, 16 adults, and had an impact on 3 different communities.  Numbers will never be able to express the excitement on the faces of the children and the eternal difference that was made in the life of each child!