Hope Club

Romans 10:15
"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"



Hope - hope in Jesus Christ. This is what the people of Green Farm village need. The Lord has provided an opportunity for us to share the gospel with the people at Green Farm. We have begun a Bible club called Hope Club that meets on Saturday mornings at 10:00am for anyone who wants to come.



Mother first got the inspiration and idea from Mrs. Kamau, who also lives at the Villages of Hope. She started one for the Hope Village children to reinforce what they are being taught about Christ and the Bible. Mrs. Kamau was actually trained in child evangelism, so this is one thing that she feels the Lord calling her to do.



So, what is Hope Club? Well, for our Green Farm Hope club, Mother has started to teach through the Bible beginning with creation, She wants to let the children grasp who God is before she introduces His Son. Each meeting she teaches them an easy Bible verse and a song. None of us can as yet speak the local language, so we asked one of the teachers at the Hope school to translate for us. Precious is a strong Christian, and loves doing child evangelism. She knows what it is like to live in a village like Green Farm and she understands what the children need. Each meeting she picks a topic to teach on - like hygiene - and explains how to do it. The last week we handed out washrags and soap to every family and she showed the children how to use them. Se also shared with them the importance of keeping clean. She told them that our bodies are temples for the Lord, and if we do not take care of them, we are destroying His creation. If you go around all week covered in dust from head to toe it is now healthy. Also, she explained how they should be an example to the surrounding villages. Even the parents got involved. The next week, all the children came to the meeting clean.



Our Hope Club is not to just teach the Word of God, but to teach children how to be missionaries. Every week, four children come from the Village of Hope and help teach the Bible verse and song. It is an honor to come and do it, so only the ones who have behaved the best are chosen. Each week they go home and it is wonderful to see how excited they are to tell their friends about it. OUr kids at the Village of Hope sometimes are very spoiled, so it is good for them to go away and realize how much they have and be grateful for it. Once every three weeks the Hamelrycks come over and do the Hope Club for us. The children love it when they do because the Hamelrycks always bring a craft or a game with them. It is a great time for them to have fun and learn the work of Jesus.



The greatest reward from doing this is to see how eager the children are to come. They always ask when the Bible Club is going to be and usually start singing the songs they have learned. Each week more attend and we have reached up to over seventy. Hope Club is a time for them to dress up and get clean, and is their special occasion every day. many of the older children have asked for a Bible, and some want extra English lessons so that they can understand even better. Please pray for these children as we plant the seeds of faith. Once a week is just not enough, so we are praying about doing it twice a week. If anyone feels led to help, buy your plane tickets and come on over!