Sunday, April 22, 2012

April events


Hello!
Sorry for a long break in writing here, but so many things were happening  here in ACA!

First we had a Bible Olympics for the children from House of Joy and form hostel. It was a whole week of different kind of competitions in two age groups including singing, skits, preaching, memorizing Bible verses, telling stories. Children had a lot of fun and I hope they grew also spiritually preparing for the competition. Here are some pictures from that…

One of the girls singing - Justyna as a judge 

Bible verse memorization - Marta as a judge

one of the older girls preaching

We also helped two groups of girls to prepare two skits
 for the competition. They did a great job!
 


Second big event that we went through lately was graduation of seminary students (form Evangelical Theological Seminary ACA). This where few days of different kind of celebrations and programs, farewells and delicious special dinners! It was a great time of thanking God for what He already did in India and for what He will do through these people. Please also support them in prayer!
Graduation programme in a new auditorium
With one of the graduates (in saree!)
We with almost all graduating female students.
On a farewell dinner in burmese student fellowship (food was delicious!)
Special song performed by all the House of Joy and Hostel kids (and youth) on a  ceremony of  dedication of new auditorium

For a special farewell sunday service Justyna and some girls performed a nice choreography...

... they did a great job!

Marta also helped some girls to prepare special songs
Quite big group of students is going to serve the Lord
 outside India (Myanmar, Nepal, UK). Pray also for their safety there. 
 
With Ledbetters - the founders of new auditorium

Beside this Justyna led 3 day workshop about activities and discipline for the 19 kindergarten teachers. It was a great time of inspiration and equipping for their future work! God blessed this time and we pray the He will also continue His work in hearts of these teachers (most of them are Hindu).






With all of  the participents of the workshop. It was a great and blessed time!

We also build closer relationship with House of Joy kids, hostel students and seminary students. We will miss them all!

Some friends...
...more friends (eating special dinner)...

... and more friends (during graduation ceremony).

With Abijah...
With Bwhwithi and Party...

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Badminton Championship

Hello!
We want to upload some news about what we've been doing this past week. 
We just finished the BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP. Few weeks ago Justyna had an idea to do a tournament of badminton for the kids/youth on the campus. They like to play this game, know the rules and were just really good in it. After all preparations, gathering support for awards and teaching younger children, we began the game. 

The championship included singles and doubles tournament. There were 8 single players and 24 participants in doubles (12 pairs). All kids and youth form the ACA campus, most of them from the House of Joy or the hostel. The games took placer every day from 4 to 5:30pm and were very very exciting, lots of people came just to watch. That was a precious time of making friendships with these kids and simply preparing for them someting more exciting and just different than usual free time on the playground. 
We thank for all financial support that either Polish friends, friends in India or Seminary Students from ACA gave us! For these money each participant got a small prize and best players got special rockets and sweat bands. They were delighted, but so as we just seeing their smiles and involvement in the games.

Here are few pictures but also check out the video!

The inauguration
 



Double Finals
Double winners: Prakash and Mani
The winners: Prakash & Mani
Girls watching the games
Repeating rules before playing
We had watermelon every day no to get dehydrated
The conclusion meeting & distributing prices
Giving out prices to the team which took second place