Damar Experience

I have almost complete all four weeks of my internship at Damar. I remember the very first day I heard what my job would be I got butterflies in my stomach. I was told I would be working with boys ages 15-18. I didn't expect to be working with just boys especially boys that are not that much younger than me. The first day I just followed one of the staff members around and probably seemed pretty shy. (I guess I probably was.) I would ask the occasional seemingly shy kids a few questions, but for the most part I was all about stepping back and observing. I wasn't sure how the rest of the summer would go, but I prayed from the beginning for respect from them and for fun times with them.
As the weeks went on, I got more accustom to their summer school schedule. I got to go on outings with them and just get to know the guys more. It took awhile for some of them to warm up, but after they did it became easy to joke with them and have fun. For some of the boys it wasn't until this very week. My heart breaks for these boys who have awful backgrounds and broken hearts themselves. It has been an emotional experience for me. I wish I could just put all these kids into loving families, but that's just unreal.
Even during Mission Indy weeks I think about the Damar boys. Seeing how well the youth groups bond made me think of the Damar boys and how different their lives would be with families that love them and even more changed with Christ!Last week I became frustrated with myself because I hadn't told the Damar guys about what's truely important to me, Jesus! However, this week I was able to do that with some of them and I found out one of them is getting baptized! I am so excited for him. I pray that the Lord plants a seed in all of these boys lives and waters them somehow. It seems impossible, but nothing is impossible with Christ!

Prayer Requests:
I have two more days with these boys and then we are putting on a VBS for them. I am working on teaching the lessons with Andrew. I am nervous, because it's older kids and a lot of times they have a hard time paying attention, but I pray God speaks through us. Please be praying for us!