Mga Bata...The Children

 Earlier this week we met the kids on the street again. They've learned about creation and learned we came from dirt. But this week we shared the story of man and woman's disobedience.  We summarized the story in Genesis 3 of how there was only one simple rule in the Garden. All they had to do was not eat the fruit of the tree in the middle. But the snake (o, the snake); he tricked Eve. And she fell for it. Then she shared the fruit with her husband, Adam. And that was it. Their memory verse was Genesis 3:13. To help them learn, we had them put the pieces of the verse back together and they loved it! They asked to do it again and again. By the end, they could say it without looking..and were mighty proud of themselves for it :) 

Yesterday, we continued the story. There is punishment for disobedience. We introduced God's judgement and shared that everyone from the previous story received their own curse or punishment. The snake was put on his belly (and of course they wanted to know if snakes used to have legs and arms!), Eve was given pain in childbirth and man had to work hard and sweat for his food.  We reviewed and reviewed to make sure they understood. The three most attentive children were locked in. We asked what they thought and they answered 'malungkot.' The story is sad.

Yes, it is sad. Adam and Eve messed up. And the rest of humanity followed in their footsteps. We are fallen. And broken. O, but doesn't this make the story of redemption that much more beautiful for those of us who believe?? We're a wreck and we can't do anything about it. But for this, Jesus died. And we believe. We believe in His life and His salvation. We rejoice and give glory to the Father through Him.

We have several more weeks sharing about some of the Old Testament stories that build up to the beauty of the Gospel of Grace. Please pray for these children to grasp the weight of their sinfulness.
Pray He will be exalted.

Tatay Joe always comes by when we're out with the kids :)

Divas. And superstars at memorizing the Word.

We also discovered they love bubbles!

"Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." Genesis 3:13

"Bakit mo ginawa ang bagay na iyon?" tanong ng Panginoon Yahweh sa babae. "Mangyari po'y nilinlang ako ng ahas, kaya ako natuksong kumain," sagot naman nito." Genesis 3:13

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"Therefore just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all mean because all sinned"  Romans 5:12

"Ang kasalanan ay pumasok sa sanlibutan sa pamamagitan ng isang tao, at ang kamatayan ay pumasok sa pamamagitan ng kasalanan. Dahil dito, lumaganap ang kamatayan sa lahat ng tao dahil ang lahat ay nagkasala." Roma 5:12