Andy Shermer : Needless to say I am a fan of the television show Heroes, but this week I got to spend a week with 37 real Heroes. None of them can read minds, have super healing ability or can fly. However everyone put their talents to work or learned new skills this week. Some painted, some mixed cement, some built roofs, some ran children’s activities, some ran cabling, some installed electrical circuits and even one went shopping (Dave).
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- Bed Time
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- Megan with the Kids
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- Futbol
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- Tyler and Two New Friends
What really matters is that we all took our time to spend time with the kids of Emmanuel Ministries. I would like to point out my three biggest Heroes this week. First is Tyler Hills, he is a man of very few words. His deeds speak much louder. Tyler volunteered every night to help put the 3-7 year old boys to bed, a task truly reserved for the saints. My second Hero is Megan Spradley, who was able to instantly befriend any of the Emmanuel kids she met. My third Hero is Josh Simonson who after a long day of hard work, spent a long night of playing soccer with the kids. Maybe I was wrong maybe we do all have Superhero abilities.
Andy:Thank you for your posting and for the pictures you sent. For those of us who have been faithfully reading your postings, you are all heroes to us. It seems as though the yellow paint goes on forever and that the kids smiles get bigger – and each of your hearts grows fonder towards those precious children. When you each said “yes”, you individually stated to God that you would be there, willing to be used however and wherever He found a place for you. I can tell from the postings and pictures that saying “yes” to this trip has blessed you far more than words can convey.
I anxiously await your next posting and your return tomorrow. BTW no big surprise to see Josh as a goalie playing futbol! His coach will be so proud that he came down off the roof long enough to play a keeper!