Tuesday 14 November 2017

City refuge

One of my favourite parts of the week is the regular visit to the city refuge. It’s extra special as Shiela and I do it together. The children have very few visitors and get bored so they really enjoy it, too. We have a time of Bible stories, drama, worship and games.

Recently we have included a time to teach the children. This can be challenging, and because they come from different situations, they are at different levels. Some have started school and others not, some of them are at the centre long-term, rather than temporarily.

At the moment there are more young low-level children so we focus on teaching them the basics, reading, writing and numbers. The fewer higher-level kids learn Maths, Filipino and English.

The children want to learn and often when we have our worship time their thanks or prayer request is about learning. We enjoy the challenge of teaching them, it’s rewarding to see them learn.