Glow Mission - Day 3

We got up at 7:30 and started to get ready. After an exhausting Saturday ,we stiill had to get up early and we headed back to church. I was excited to go back to church quickly because on the previous day, I had an encounter with a little boy named Andrei. Andrei lives in a place near a garbage dump. Later that day, we went on a tour to the dump side. It was a really horrible place. The smell was very attrocious and there was garbage everywhere, water was leaking from the garbage bags and running down the streets. There were kids playing on this dirty disgusting street and dogs were lying in their own poo. There were piles of garbage everywhere. There were even paths made between the piles of garbage to peoples houses. Most of the houses were just sheets of metals with dirty floor.  Even  though this was where he came from, Andrei always had a smile on his face. It was that smile that caught my heart. When we arrived at church, the first thing I looked for was Andrei. The amazing thing about Andrei was that he had only one hand and his other hand his fingers had limited use. I found out that day that he was born that way BUT even though he was born and looked this way, it didn't stop him from having that huge and beautiful smile of his. I walked in church, and there as kids sitting all over the floor. And the adults were lined up against the wall on wooden benches. I saw andrei sitting at the front and his fce lit up when he saw me and he rushed over and gave me big hug. - - Praise and worship began and led by our youth team and it was a great time and the people were really blessed. People hearts were touched and the presence of th lord was there in a powerful way. - - After the service we left the church around 2pm and  went back to our uninviting hotel for a quick rest. We got an hours rest and at 4pm, we got back to the church and started the youth service. We played charades and our team won as usual. ;) it was good because their youth and our youth were really bonding and having fun. After the youth service, we went to the dump-side and had a tour and our tour guides were the people from church's who lives works there collecting garbage or scraps of metal for their lively hood. - - As we walked along, what I really noticed was people were very very happy, and one of the tour guides showed us his house.  He said that his house were not that much and small. It was a small one room hut, he his family and his brothers family all lived in a space that is smaller than my room. But from his heart it was the best house anyone could ever have. And while we were walking, God showed me something, he said that even though they were very poor and they don't have that much, they were happy. Us, in Australia, we got everything and still we take depression pills. I'm not trying to be all rude or anything but I just  want you all to see that those things we have there we take for granted are a basic need they don't have here, For example,  just a simple clean  drink  of water is hard for them to get All they want is clean and drinkable water! - Written by Thom Baccay