Today I went to the center as usual. I was on my own again today and with God's help I was able to explain the games so that the girls understood how to play. They seemed to enjoy them-- you never know with them if the game will be a hit or a miss. There is one young girl who has been there a while who loves the games. She always asks to keep playing them over and over. She makes me smile.
Usually another lady goes with me and she does a Bible Study with the girls for the first hour and then I do games for the second. Seeing as my language is there yet, and I don't have a translator, I can't do the Bible Study so I usually do a couple songs with the girls and then games. Today , most of the girls were tired after playing games for an hour and so I spent time talking with them. One girl kept saying how she wants to go home. She doesn't want to play games, just go home! She also showed me many bruises. I wish I could have asked how she got them. Another girl told me about her/ her sister's boyfriend and his apartment -- did I mention that she is around 12. She showed me the earrings that he bought her.
Today I got a deeper picture into the lives of a few girls. I came home and cried.
1 comment:
oh beca
that is so sad but at the same time there is good news....you have a real understanding of how much and how purely and how innocently and fiercely God loves you and despite language barriers that is something so real that you can share.
i'm praying for you and asking that God will just show you more and more ways that he loves you, that you are so blessed by it that it just comes out of every pore in you and touches every single person you meet :D
i'm excited to hear more of your stories and experiences!
love sarah
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