Thoughts from Joel

Wow, sorry it's been awhile. We had a pretty crazy busy week with VBS (Joel attended and both Zac and I volunteered), my big birthday bash, and Father's Day. Needless, to say, we're pooped. But not too pooped to get in our first pool outing of the summer!! It's been very strange, unseasonably cool weather this June--until now--and so we will start the week the way you should in the summer...swimming away the 90 degree heat.

So at VBS they must have been talking a lot about Africa and the people there, including doing a crayon/marker/craft drive at the end to send with a team from our church who is doing a VBS there in a few weeks. Our church does some amazing ministry work in Africa, very hands on stuff, and sends several teams to Ghana and Uganda every year.

Anyway, in the car coming home from VBS, Joel and I had this conversation:

J: "Some kids in Africa have to sleep on the dirt." "Why?"
M: "Because they don't have any money for beds, and some don't even have houses."
J: "Why don't they have houses or beds?"
M: "Because those cost a lot of money and the people don't have enough money or supplies."
J: "How much money does it cost?"
M: "A lot!" "You should be very thankful for the house that you have. Would you like to pray and thank God right now?"
J: "Okay." "Dear God, thank you so much for $200 to have a house and we praise you God for healing our house and not letting it be broken." (Not sure where he got the broken/healing part).
Then Jesse pipes in, "Joel, that was a funny prayer!"
Joel: "Thank you, Jesse."
Jesse: "Your welcome, Joel".
Me: Laughing.