Well, here are the first pics we chose to show you from our trip. Thursday was bus day, we picked up kids, had worship singing, bible lesson, snacks, and play time. If you look closely at the playground on the left, it is covered in graffiti and gang markings. There had been 2 fires set there, melting away the plastic slides and other toys. Friday we went back in the morning with buckets of green paint, brushes and rollers and spent the day renewing the kids playground. By the afternoon we were about half way through when the kids started showing up. They couldn't wait to use their "new" equipment. We ended up having several kids join us in painting! A few older kids showed up and began carving and painting over the work we had done. The younger group, not happy with that, followed after them and repainted it to the fresh green. What could have been a heartbreaking moment, turned into a joyous one! Praise God! Here is a pic of our helpers. God showed us so many things this weekend, kids singing praise songs to Him in the midst of gangs, and violence and difficult conditions. I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 1Timothy 2:1
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