Written by Eric on Sunday night - June 13
We have now officially finished our week of puppetry at the Mission of Mercy School. Wow, what a great week of learning and sharing with students and staff. 220 hand puppets and almost all of the 40+ mouth puppets were made into beautiful creations for God. While we would love to show you the faces of the kids who made the puppets, we are not allowed to post any of them on line. You can, however, see some of the puppets posted below.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were spent making puppets and constructing a stage. From 8 am until 6 pm busy hands were making great creations. By Thursday we had made most of the puppets and so we spent the last two days practicing and performing puppet songs and skits. It always amazes me how God can take people who do not speak the same language, can take simple colored material, and work it all together to change lives. All week there was great energy among the staff and students at the school. From kindergarteners to high school student, they all excelled at the making of the puppets. Seems like most of the people here focus so much on their academic studies (even here at the school) that they do not take the time for creative arts. And so this week, their creative side flourished.
Thursday early afternoon was the time for the staff and the Lohes to practice a couple of songs that we would present for the children. We decided to do two songs that we had brought, both of which were in English. We tried and we practiced and practiced but we were having trouble getting all of us English and Romanian speakers to get the English songs correct. But as God so often does, He uses someone to make a suggestion that just makes everything work well. We practiced the song again. I don't know if this time somehow it let out all the stress of the week or it was such a neat thing to finally experience people from across the globe together praising God, but this time the puppets sang and danced.... and the humans cried. It was indeed a beautiful God moment of joy, unity, and satisfaction.
Thursday afternoon brought lots of the younger children and Friday morning brought many of the older ones. We acted out the parable of the Good Samaritan with hand puppets, did a mouth-puppet skit in Romanian about not littering and a song about frogs, used mouth puppets for the staff to do two English songs, and finished off each show with a Romanian song entitled "Isus Iubeste", celebrating how much Jesus loves us. (You'll get to hear it when we get back!)
So often God uses the simple to teach us the most profound things in the world. It happened again this week. Beautiful colored material offered to God by the people of CrossRoads is now changing the lives of children here in Pitesti. What a great and awesome God we serve! For this, the Kingdom will never be the same. Thanks for all your sewing and prayers!
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3 comments:
I always picture these stories in English and often forget that there are language barriers in your encounters. Yet, to find that so much impact can take place despite a common spoken language is just amazing. What a testimony to how different people from different countries with different languages can interact and have their lives touched--all because we are ultimately, one group of people: God's children!
Thank you for the reminder, Lohe Family!
I absolutely loved the puppet pictures. They were so creative. Lou and I look forward to reading about where you are and the people you are meeting. We miss you all more and more each day but we are so excited for all the lives you are impacting and all that are impacting yours. Thanks for making us all part of your travels and experiences. karen and lou
A letter from somewhere . . . ANYWHERE!!! would be good. Im having withdrawal pains. Looking forward to hearing about this week. Think of you all often (and not just the times we realize just how much you all do around here!)
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