Brady on TREK: Three more weeks!

It is difficult to imagine that in less than three weeks, we will be back in Canada for debrief. I am sure that this time will fly by, as there is a lot going on before we leave. From Wednesday to Friday this week, we are hosting a youth camp and we are all really excited for it. There will be youth from the Balacbac and Ambiong churches, as well as some ALS students, many of whom don't know the Lord yet. This should be a really good opportunity to reach out and bring these youth closer to God. Pray that the details of this event will come together, that the kids will really enjoy it, and most importantly that their relationships with God will be formed or strengthened.

I had the opportunity to preach in the Balacbac church last week about David's heart for following God. Next week, I will be preaching the same sermon in two different churches, which I am excited about.

Last week, we had our fourth and final VBS, here at our house in Dontogan. It was the first VBS hosted here, and we weren't sure how many kids to expect, especially when we found out that there were three other VBS's going on in the community in the same week! The previous week, we had walked through the neighbourhood with Ate Evelyn and invited families to send their kids to VBS. This seemed to pay off, as we had over 50 kids attend the VBS! It was fun, but tiring, especially since it was our fourth VBS in under two months. We are hoping that God will use this VBS as a starting point for a church plant in the house here. Pray that parents of the kids who attended will be drawn to the Bible studies that Ate Evelyn is offering.

Inviting kids to VBS in the fog

Playing with the VBS kids

We put on a midget puppet show to tell the Bible story one day

My awesome class

We have also begun practicing for the evangelistic concerts we will be holding on May 25 and 26. It has already been a huge blessing to make music with some very talented people. The band consists of Ate Cha (or Charity, Pastor Sam's daughter) on vocals and keyboard, Grace (another daughter) on drums, Shown on bass, Kat (a good friend of the family) on vocals, Ashley on guitar, and me on guitar and vocals. I am playing electric guitar for a lot of the songs, which is a new, but fun, experience for me. We are practicing in the shed in the front yard, which is now officially converted into the music room. There is still a lot of practicing to do, and not much time to do it, so pray that God will bring us together as a band and that the songs we sing will be used to reach out to the people who come to the concerts.

Breaking in the new music room

In the last couple of weeks, we have really felt our relationships grow with the family here, which we are really excited about. It will be hard to leave, but we have been blessed to be able to serve with and learn from such amazing people.