John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Tomorrow it will be the 3rd Saturday since Juan said. Lets go visit this Orphanage of children with HIV.. my love for children being well know I said lets go. 5 of us got in the car and headed out, after a phone call to make sure our visit would be welcome. The home has 52 children, all being treated for HIV, but most of all they are children. The home was very well maintained, super clean and lots of children needing lots of hugs. We stayed there for almost 4 hours I believe. We all got in the the car, and were thinking something along the lines of that was so much fun we should do it more often. Fast forward one week, we chose another orphanage to visit and went.. not all the children were there, some were at another event, so we got to love on the babies as the guys played soccer with some of the boys.. Juan started talking to them, about their love of soccer and he called his sisters boyfriend (who plays soccer, and his family owns some football fields) not sure how it happened, but before we knew it, there is a soccer team! Sponsorship was donated for the registration fees, money was donated to buy the uniforms and the first game was played today and THEY WON!!! I cannot describe the feeling as the first goal was made, something BIG happened on that soccer field, I wish I could bottle that feeling and sell it cuz I'd be rich.. Since I cannot, I'll just invite you to come to a game and cheer them on!! Join us why don't you! The director of the orphanage said this is so important for the children, lots of promises broken in their short lives, so when one is met it speaks volumes.
Rewind a week or so.. We've been talking and thinking we need a name for this project, to give people a name to be familiar with, whether it's a concert, or soccer team, or who knows what's next. Juan and I had talked about La Vina before, and it works, Nyblom's were in town and they love the name (also the name of their church) and they helped sponsor and will in the future, so it made sense on so many levels. We will meet Thursdays, to do a small bible study, share what God is doing, search how we can act, showing love is so important, but we are young, lots on energy so if we can give these children something tangible along with love we shall. Lord willing.
Rewind a week or so.. We've been talking and thinking we need a name for this project, to give people a name to be familiar with, whether it's a concert, or soccer team, or who knows what's next. Juan and I had talked about La Vina before, and it works, Nyblom's were in town and they love the name (also the name of their church) and they helped sponsor and will in the future, so it made sense on so many levels. We will meet Thursdays, to do a small bible study, share what God is doing, search how we can act, showing love is so important, but we are young, lots on energy so if we can give these children something tangible along with love we shall. Lord willing.
