Walking home from church...

Half the team went to a church literally 2 houses down from the YMC where we are staying. It was a vibrant multi-cultural service with about 10 "countries" represented (Texas, Alabama, England, Hong Kong, Kenya, Zimbabwae, Singapore, Vietnam, and a couple others.) Larry got to bring the message this morning. He spoke from the book of Philippians about the joy we have in Christ. After the service we were walking home and there was a crowd of about 20-30 men in the street. We soon found out why once we saw the two roosters fighting. Jeff Long explained how many of the men in this community spend their time betting on cock fights with money they don't have while the women are at home or at their shops working. Part of Kids International Ministries (KIM) is to share Christ and educate the youth of this culture to give them the opportunity to change their future so they don't end up repeating the cycle of their fathers and grandfathers. As the street cleared and I walked by I could see the blood from the rooster on the ground. It was a visual reminder for me of the blood that Christ shed for these men who desperately need Him to change their lives. -Jeff Edmunds