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STREET KID EASTER PARTY
RESIDENT KID EASTER
MINISTRY IN EUROPE
QUICK NEWS

STREET KID EASTER PARTY

Without Jesus's death and resurrection, our faith would have no value. Without His death and resurrection, we would still live in darkness and sin. Without His death and resurrection, I would have never gone to Mali over 10 years ago. Without His death and resurrection, the hundreds of children and adults who have heard the gospel, have been healed and have entered the Kingdom of God would still live in sickness, fear and darkness.

Remembering our Savior's sacrifice it's a great joy to invite the forgotten, the abandoned, the unloved, the lonely, the hungry, the naked, and be an instrument of our wonderful Savior's love and compassion. Our car went out to pick up those children and bring them to our base, where we started off with a few games that were great fun for them - finding the colored, boiled egg with the same number as the paper in their hand, balancing raw eggs on spoons held by their mouths, trying to hit a tower of cans, and a hand-game requiring wit and concentration to determine one final winner.

Game time was followed by a time of joyful praise to our Savior with much dancing, before the children heard the whole gospel from Adam & Eve to the cross to Jesus's return and were given an opportunity to start a life with Jesus - so many hands went up as you can see in the picture. Hallelujah!

After spiritual food, each got a big plate of delicious physical food, as well as a drink which is extra special, and they got to see the life of Jesus in their own language, the MATTHEW movie. Before they went on their way again - or chose to spend the night on our base - each child was given a pair of shoes, and the winner of the game clothes and a balloon as well.

Not only was it a special, fun day for many children; not only was God's love demonstrated and poured out, but His kingdom grew by a few more beautiful children who found a relationship with their Creator. Praise God!

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RESIDENT KID EASTER

Our resident children were the ones who had the joy and fun of coloring the eggs for the street kid Easter party - for the new children among them a whole new experience!

And they did get their own fun experience as well. We hid many chocolate eggs all over the boys' dorm and the kids' living room, split the kids in two groups according to age, and let them loose to find as many eggs as possible. Considering it's the hottest time of year, we can only hope that they found ALL the hidden eggs. They had a lot of fun and proudly showed off their treasures.

MINISTRY IN EUROPE

There's nothing like seeing God move among His children in the Western world as well, and having the privilege of being His mouthpiece, hands and feet. The first few meetings have already been powerful, and I'm looking forward to the remaining weeks. This is my current itinerary; check on the CALENDAR page for the latest status.

April 30 ~ Lienz, Austria ~ 8 pm ~ FCG ~ Preaching & ministering (German)

May 4 ~ Ried im Innkreis, Austria ~ 9:30 am ~ FCG ~ Preaching & ministering (German)

May 6 ~ Pucking, Austria ~ 7 pm ~ FCG ~ Sharing about Mali (German)

May 7 ~ Neuhofen, Austria ~ Homegroup Meeting (German)

May 10 ~ Vienna, Austria ~ 5 pm ~ Jesuszentrum ~ Preaching & ministering (German)

May 11 ~ Großrust, Austria ~ 10 am ~ FCG ~ Preaching & ministering (German)

June 6-7 ~ Angoulême, France ~ Fri night, Sat afternoon, Sat evening ~ Zerah Ministries ~ Preaching & ministering (French)

QUICK NEWS

•        Joseph at YWAM - Joseph has been doing a YWAM discipleship school near Dakar since January, and has been learning and growing. He's now in the outreach phase, in their region, before returning to work with us in June. We're looking forward to having this amazing young man back.

•       Third Building - We still need $2000 to repay what has already been spent (without our knowledge at the time) to get the building to the point of being able to use it.

•       New Vehicle - We desperately need a new vehicle with our two old ones having run the course of their lives and devouring much-needed money for repairs. We're believing for $40,000 to purchase this Toyota Hilux.

•       Volunteers - We always need volunteers in Mali who can stay a few months or more. If you'd like to come help us, please contact me.

He is not here; he has risen! (Luke 24:6)

May His resurrection power be at work in your life,

Claudia