We hosted a YOUTH GAME DAY. 32 young people and 7 staff gathered for a fun day at the MPMC (Multi-purpose center) in Okahandja, Saturday, August 9. These were students from the ARK (children’s home), and students from the local Choose to Wait club. They were allowed to bring one friend with them, and many of them did. We organized group games like dodge ball and dance freeze, as well as relay games like 3-legged race. The 3-leg race twist was that each team had to dribble a soccer ball while running.
Lunch and snack was served with cool drink, and as a special treat we dished up ice cream at the end of the day. They laughed and sang and danced together and we tried to capture the fun with these pictures to show you. Michelle Lenz, a youth speaker visiting from the USA, put the icing on the cake by sharing a moving devotional.
Lunch and snack was served with cool drink, and as a special treat we dished up ice cream at the end of the day. They laughed and sang and danced together and we tried to capture the fun with these pictures to show you. Michelle Lenz, a youth speaker visiting from the USA, put the icing on the cake by sharing a moving devotional.
As partners you helped to sponsor this event and you should have been there to really appreciate the impact the day had on these teens. Maybe you can tell by the smiles on the faces. So thank you for helping us bring God’s love and just plain fun to these students!
We hope to host more of these types of events. This was just the beginning of a great youth outreach in this community. We will follow up this event with “Choose to Wait” classes and discipleship groups. Unlike in other parts of the world, these young people don’t have a youth group so these activities are embraced with all out enthusiasm. Please continue to pray for more youth workers and group leaders to join the fun.
We hope to host more of these types of events. This was just the beginning of a great youth outreach in this community. We will follow up this event with “Choose to Wait” classes and discipleship groups. Unlike in other parts of the world, these young people don’t have a youth group so these activities are embraced with all out enthusiasm. Please continue to pray for more youth workers and group leaders to join the fun.
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