Childrens Ministry!!

Since I have been back here we have been running programs for children. We had a team from PA come down the first week of July and then last week we had a group from Puerto Rico and then some other people from PA and Ohio help. The kids love the programs that we run here in the summer. It is basically just a vacation bible school program. We start with a 45 minute teaching an then move onto 3 different stations. The kids are split into teams for the week by their age and they either swim, play sports, or do crafts. It was such a fun time. We pretty much had the same kids both weeks so it was really cool to just be able to hang out with them and love on them. THIS WEEK!!!! We are running a new program here called Kings Kids. It is a 2 week overnight camp where the kids ages 8-18 receive hardcore bible teaching, learn choreography, dramas, and use sports to all share the gospel. We have a team of 60 people here from YWAM Puerto Rico Kings Kids program to help us. Along with the 20 kids we have from the island participating in the camp. THe team that is here is compiled mostly of young teens. There might be 15-20 people that are over 20. They came here basically to run the program for us so we can start running it every year!!! It is so exciting to see how God is using kids to spread the gospel. There are kids here that are 8 years old from Puerto Rico that are totally on fire with their faith! INCREDIBLE!!!
The schedule they have these kids on is EXTREME!
They wake up at 6:30
Breakfast at 7
Quiet time from 7:45 to 8:45
Prayer til 9:15
Class starts at 9:30
12:30 is lunch
1:40 they beging their afternoon activities: either dance, drama, or basketball
4-5 they work
Dinner is at 6
7 to 9 is class or hang out in their small groups time
9 is worship
9:45 they are free to get to bed.
IT IS QUITE HARDCORE, the kids are doing awesome though. They are having great times of learning and I think by the end of the camp they will have a whole new view of God and themselves. It is awesome to see.