Wednesday

Today was Kids Club in Kinross, located adjacent to a closed Air Force base that used to house B-52 bombers (it now in an emergency landing site for the space shuttle). The base closing has had a significant impact on the economy. The children we are serving live in difficult conditions and appear to welcome the attention they receive from our youth and adults. We sang with the kids, performed a skit, did crafts, and had recreation around the theme “Jesus Loves Everyone”. We will return to this site again tomorrow.

One interesting statistic is that 70% of families on the UP are impacted by alcohol abuse. This problem is not just limited to the Native American population and it suggests why some of the children are in the condition they are in.

Tonight we will be heading to the War Memorial hospital and taking the residents out to a local park for a concert.

Our group has been talking about the parables of Jesus. We have spent some time with the parable of the Talents, the rich man and Lazarus, and sower and the seed.