Besides the medical component of our mission trip, we will be having a vacation bible school program for the children. It is important to minister to the precious little ones among us. The hearts of children yearn for love and understanding, and we seek to follow in the footsteps of the LORD in reaching the hearts of his smallest disciples.
"Jesus was a lover of children. He accepted their childish sympathy and open, unaffected love. The grateful praise from their lips refreshed His spirit when oppressed by contact with crafty and hypocritical men. Wherever He went, His gentle, kindly manner won their confidence.
It was customary for children to be brought to some rabbi, that he might lay his hands on them in blessing. But when the mothers came to Him with their little ones, the disciples looked on them with disfavor. They thought these children too young to be benefited by a visit to Jesus, and concluded that He would be displeased. But it was the disciples with whom He was displeased. The Saviour understood the burden of the mothers who were seeking to train their children. He Himself had drawn them into His presence." From Heaven with Love, pg 342
Please join us in this mission! As we minister to the children, we minister to ourselves.
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