~Ministry trip to the ACE school in Paraiso~

~ ~Exactly 5 years ago TODAY...our family landed in Bogota, Colombia to serve Jesus here!  It's amazing what God has done in the past 5 years! =) ~ ~
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We decided to take Melanie to the school in Paraiso where Bro. Jimmy and Sis. Farly teach.  We knew it would give Melanie a good vision of the poverty that can be found in Colombia.  Bro. Jimmy asked Melanie to give a devotional to the students.  We decided to take lunch to the kids. 
~Kimberly and Melanie made the 34 ham and cheese sandwiches, and we also took chips, oreo cookies, and drinks.~

~Then we took a taxi the 30-45 mins. up the mountain to Paraiso. 
Melanie, the kids and I overlooking Bogota. (That's the Andes mountains behind us.)~

~Bro. Jimmy was introducing Melanie and telling the students that she and her family have been/are missionaries to Bolivia and then he showed the kids where Bolivia is on the map.~

~Our family singing "I saw a wiggle worm" in Spanish for the students.~

~A cute girl student holding baby Mary.~

~Kimberly teaching an English lesson in pronunciation of the 3 sounds of "A".~

~Elijah (with a oreo cookie COVERED jacket =) and 3 students.~

~Melanie giving a neat devotional about Zaccheus.~

~Afterwards she asked Phillip to pray with the students.~

~Melanie and I serving the lunch.  We were sooo SAD that Sis. Farly was VERY SICK and couldn't be at the school this day.~

~Melanie, Kimberly and I getting the lunch ready for some hungry kids.~

~Sarah passing out the chips to the students.~

~Melanie passing out the drinks.~

~Kimberly passing out the cookies.~

~Walking to catch our bus back home!~

~Elijah, Noah, and Sarah on the 45 min. bus ride down the mountain.~

~Bro. Jimmy, Phillip, Baby Mary and I, Melanie and Kimberly in the bus.~

God gave us a good day with Bro. Jimmy and the dear students and they asked us when we were coming back to see them!  Please continue to pray for Melanie as she prepares to give a devotional to the church on Thursday night.