For four days, we did a VBS at the Angsila slums. Two of the sweet widows, whom Ricky and Karen have helped, loaned us their patio areas, so the kids would have a place to sit down and tables to do crafts and coloring on. Our stories were of Jesus and how much He loves them. They were as follows, chronologically: "Jesus Calling the Disciples to be Fishers of Men, "The Good Samaritan," "Jesus Washing the Disciples' Feet," and "The Cross and Resurrection." Each day we did color pages about the story, along with fun crafts, from bookmarks, foam sticker visors, and beaded cross necklaces. The kids loved all the games too. They "fished for men" with magnet fishing poles, jumped rope, played soccer, blew bubbles, hit beach balls, hula hooped, threw bouncy balls, and just had fun being kids. The songs were a blast as well, and by the second day, the kids were doing all the motions and singing a lot of the words. We ended each day with a healthy drink and snack for these beautiful children who live in such dire straits. The living conditions are the worst I have ever seen, although I have been told it was not so bad here, compared to third world countries. On the last day of VBS, the children were coming up to the translator and asking how they could receive Jesus as their Savior. So we sat them in a group, and she reviewed the Thai salvation tract with them. The most amazing experience of my trip was standing in the middle of nearly thirty Thai children listening to them all pray aloud at the same time and ask Jesus to forgive their sins and save them. Thank you, Jesus!
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