As you know, we held a day camp in the small town of Łubowo a few weeks ago. It gave the kids something to do.It was a great time. Some of the town reacted negatively to us being there, but they could live with it...it was only a week right?
After the day camp ended, Tomek and our youth group continued going to Łubowo to carry on a type of youth group there. It was not welcomed with excitement. In fact, every week things became more hostile.
This picture is a news reporter interviewing Tomek. I can't wait to see the spin she puts on her story.The youth group was yelled at, cursed at and spit at. Crazy rumors started coming from the local priest's pulpit. To give you a brief idea of the rumors, I will tell you just one of them. It was announced that we started putting drugs into our cookies that we were feeding the kids. I would be more upset if it wasn't so ridiculous!
This is the same reporter interviewing the school's director. It turns out that the reporter is also the priest's sister.
"Pani Direktor" was the person who invited us to put on the program for the town's youth. They have very little hope in life and she saw the difference in our youth. She wants the best for her kids. But it has become a political nightmare for her and she asked that we no longer come.
Pray for the kids of Łubowo. They "kicked us to the curb," but many of the older teens still ride their bikes for an hour to get to our youth group and/or church.
2 comments:
That stinks for the kids you were serving but what a great testimony for your own youth kids. I will definitely pray for your kids for encouragement from the Holy Spirit! I also pray for the kids of that village that they will recieve the true message of the gospel.
I will be reading your blog entry during our missions report on Sunday. Our church will be keeping you in our prayers!
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