Wednesday!!!

Today. Was. Crazy. Words can’t even begin to describe the amazing things God has done with us this week. We started out the morning at the Murchison hospital. This hospital held a bunch of different kids with all kinds of different needs. At first....it was kind of awkward to be honest. The kids wouldn’t really talk to us, most likely because they didn’t really speak english...but despite that fact, they also didn’t really seem to be too entertained by us. But as our time with them went on they began to open up a little more and actually smile in response to us. Our activities mainly consisted of coloring, singing (I use the word singing loosely), and finishing up with some balloon animals. I think it’s safe to say that as a team; balloon animal production could potentially be our calling. Once we left, we drove to some place that was drop dead gorgeous. It looked like a postcard. That God....man is He an artist. There was rocks and water and trees and a super blue sky and marshmallow clouds...I could continue to ramble, but I think you get the picture. We got to stick our feet in the water while chowing down on some pretty delish sandwiches and apricots. After this relaxing lunch we went up to Murchison. Here begins the insanity. They let the school out early, so we, being completely unprepared might I add, got up on stage and attempted to upkeep their attention by singing songs. The majority of these songs were flawed in some way or the kids didn’t know it, but nonetheless we were able to keep their attention long enough to have the majority of them still standing around while Cala told all the kids about the awesome things that the reading room provides, in attempt to get more kids to come. Later on, in the community centre at Murchison, we were all spread out amongst the chaos of 100+ kids. Despite how tired we all were, it was clear that God still continued to provide us with extra bursts of energy because without Him....the constant state of being jumped on and tackled, beaten up, having hair pulled out, picking up and walking with 3ish kids at a time, etc...would be literally impossible. This afternoon, the reading room had so many kids that I don’t think any of us were able to count, compared to the 35 that they normally have. God clearly revealed His purpose for all of our exhaustion and it was amazing to see it all work out. We eventually left and went back to Skogheim and ate dinner, and after that we were fortunate enough to attend perhaps the worst rugby game of all time. Not that the keep was bad, although it was rather one-sided and boring, but I think it’s safe to say that everyone, at one time or another, found themselves sitting in an ant pile. Then it started pouring. Fantastic experience. Well, now that I’ve rambled on for a while, I’ll conclude in asking that you please keep us in your prayers for our last two days! :)

-Mack Fitzgerald-