Children´s Ministry

Having fun with puppets and music in Platanares.

By Colleen

Sometime in my past I could recall daydreams of thinking about having a home of ten children (not my own!). In having a small orphanage of sorts, giving the kids my love in a real way that would teach them how special they are, the kind of love that Christ gives all of us.

God put this on my heart a long time ago…and so when our family started out to Panamá, for me, it felt like a dead end. Little did I know, I had forgotten that our God is a good God, and He goes before us, and prepares for us.

And now I feel as if God has pushed His opened hands towards me and served me with a golden platter, as I find out about the plans for the Church Camp in Yaviza to start a Children´s Ministry, or more like a youth center; to include any and every child that is hungry, or in need of a safe place to care for them.

I´m not really sure how this will unfold, but one thing I know for certain, is that God knows. Somehow I get the feeling it won´t be just ten kids that come here! Our God thinks big. For me, this is a miracle of sorts….being able to put my past into the now approaching present, knowing that while I´ve received a real blessing from God all He wants me to do is to love and obey Him. I will take that step of faith, and He will lead my way!

How has God prepared you to serve? Follow your heart!

The kids having fun making their own memory games.