Watch this! And then read below for more context!
Come Help Build A Playground! from Brian Virtue on Vimeo.
Dear Friends!
I (Christine) mentioned last month we had a BIG project in the works that I’ve been coordinating. Before you go any farther CLICK THE VIDEO LINK! above with Morgan and that will tell the story of what God has been bringing together over the past year!
When we got to IGSL one of the first things I thought was related to how sad and scary the playground was here. Sad in that it wasn’t very nice and functional. Scary – in that it wasn’t safe at all. A few kids had ER trips last year because of splintered wood or fierce metal corners. Many moms actively try to keep their kids away from the playground! And there’s A LOT of kids here and they need places to play and there’s not a lot of options.
Given that we have some friends with an organization and ministry called Kids Around the World that specializes in building first-rate playgrounds in strategic ministry contexts around the world, I began to dream a bit and explore the options. The Lord began to orchestrate some really fun things and before we knew it, a playground short-term mission project was being formed!
It’s been remarkable and unbelievably fun that the primary partner with us thus far has been Morgan’s former school which is connected to our home and sending Church, Lakewood Christian Schools (LCS). They are going to be raising money for the playground project in their weekly chapel services and this week they played this video and kicked off the campaign! It’s really an incredible gift to have such a supportive community and it’s been so encouraging to Morgan who still feels very connected to the school and her friends.
We’ve shared before but every year there are about 60 to 70 kids from about 20 countries who are living on the campus of IGSL Over the next 10 years, almost 400 kids total are going to have lived on the campus of IGSL for 2, 3, or even 4 years!
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With the help of LCS, Kids Around the World, and maybe you too if the Lord leads, the dream that these kids would have a reliable, safe, and fun playground is coming alive!
A short-term team will be coming the week just after Easter to help install the playground and do some Vacation Bible School with the kids here (April is Summer in Manila!). In fact, the Principal and Vice-Principal of LCS are coming as part of that team as well as some good friends and ministry partners.
If you’re interested in joining the team let us know, but you also can give online here to the project itself (not our personal staff account) to help provide a great playground for these children and incredible families that are getting equipped to impact lives and nations for Christ – some in some very difficult places. Please pray for these kids and families!
But how fun! Please watch and share the video even with your friends, Bible studies, or on facebook too if you feel led!
Salamat Po!
(That’s thank you very much in Tagalog, the native language of the Philippines!)
Christine Virtue