WATOTO

Well, the extraordinary whirlwind called Watoto happened today....the biggest blessing for me recently i would quite possible say!! I spent this afternoon helping the watoto children learn how to rock climb at our church building (yup! we have our own indoor rock wall now! cool huh?) Once we were finished the rockclimbing session... each event volunteer received many cuddles from almost every single child! it was incredibly overwhelming, but oh so beautiful. A lot of these children have had a very difficult past to cope with, yet Watoto has lifted them up... they not only LOVE Jesus (I witnessed that tonight in their worship time.... believe me, children's hands raised unto the king... and tears rolling down their faces... true Love for the King of Kings)... but they were so well mannered and so affectionate. I guess that sort of thing is not so easy to come by in my part of the world. I have a small group of friends who would cuddle me...but not many strangers come up to me and hug me with such enthusiasm as i saw today. oh oh oh! and i was even called "Aunty Chelsea" today.... obviously, the watoto kids really encouraged me today. Then tonight: almost 400 people gathered together to watch the Watoto choir sing and dance! it was so great to have that many people there! And I know for a fact I wasn't the only one today who was changed by Watoto! I'm seriously wishing tonight hadn't finished! it was so fabulous! oh well. back to reality tomorrow... would love to see that many people in the church every weekend! (in more than one service). I'm sure the other churches represented there tonight would of felt the same for their churches too. let's pray for next year's watoto event to HAPPEN and for it to be HUGE. Maybe you could be the missing link at church close to you? why not check it out today? I belong to The Salvation Army Church in Craigieburn, 75 Interlink Drive, Craigieburn. Our sunday services are at 9.45am and 7.00pm. Would love it if you chose to join us. God Bless you today, and thanks for stopping by my blog to have a read xoxo