Jeff & Sheny Walker
Fellowship International Mission
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Dear Alderwood Family,
For about seven years we have been doing a kids club ministry several times a week besides our church planting ministry and camp ministry. At the end of March we had our spring camp at our facility on the edge of town where we live. The camp was a great activity for bonding between the leaders and kids. They had lot of fun and special memories together. With the heat here in Mexico, the pool time with water slide is a real winner. Camps are typically the activity in which we see the most kids accept Christ as Savior. It was exciting again to see the kids really understand the gospel and to see many of them accept Christ.
Towards the end of April we celebrated at the club “Kids’ Day.” We had a club store in which the kids can buy toys with their club money they earned over the last several weeks. The kids were super excited to be able to buy toys, even though they were used toys (from Goodwill in the US). Some kids have been saving their money to buy their own Bible as well. They are very happy to bring their Bibles to kids club three times a week. Another part of the Kids’ Day celebration was having a treat: pancakes with special toppings. They do not always get a lot of personal attention at home with their single moms having to work long hours to make ends meet. So they really soak up the attention at kids club and enjoy little things like pancakes made especially for them.
In the neighborhood of the kids club there is a lot of suicide. Even some grade school kids struggle with depression and suicide. Please pray that the kid club can provide them with a strong anchor of love and security in their hearts so when the storms of depression hit due to all their problems at home, they can remain strong and firm knowing that they are loved by the Lord and by their kids club leaders.
Thank you so much for being a big part of this ministry here in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Jeff & Sheny
Kids with prizes!
Pancakes with toppings!
