Here's what Kenny Sacht posted on FaceBook this morning. I'm reposting it here because I think that you will be encouraged.
Hello to all of you back home and across the world. We are out of Wi Fi for a few days but am using an internet cafe here in Navotas, Philippines. You would be so proud of your kids (yes, even the big ones!). There is so much to share, and no way to express what our team is seeing and experiencing.
Here are a few notes:
Today, we focused on ministering the love of Jesus to widows in great need. Your hearts would break if you were with us. To bring a widow a gift of rice, noodles and sardines is good, but even better is to pray for and bless them. So many shed tears as we pray and they are so thankful that we would come to their house.
You cannot even imagine the living conditions that some of them are in. Some "doors" (or holes) are so small that we had to remove our backpacks of food just to crawl in on our hands and knees to enter their houses. Your kids are shedding tears as well as they minister Jesus' love.
We have been spending time in the Word in the a.m. and p.m. seeing God's heart for the poor and reading that when we give and bless widows that we are actually blessing and lending to Jesus himself.
Please pray as we enter day 3 here. We hold a medical clinic with Filipino doctors (and our own Dr. Joe), optometrists, dentists, and others to again demonstrate Jesus' love in practical ways.
My team prayed for this little child yesterday, and we found out today that he died this afternoon! He was two years old but was so malnourished, that he looked like a 3 month old!
PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY HERE. THIS IS WRONG AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT! We must bring God's justice to the the poor, the week, the oppressed, and those enslaved.
Your kids have met girls trafficked in the sex trade, the extremely poor, and widows in great need. If only I could express what they are experiencing - if only....
We are partnering with some Filipino friends who live in very poor parts of Manila. Queenie today told me as we were walking, "Coach, I thought I was the poorest in Manila, but I am so thankful for what I have after being here..." Noeme said similar things like "I had no idea that this even existed in my city..."
God gave me a vision a number of months ago of taking them along so they would get a vision of being vessels of blessing and hope in their own land. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS.
PLEASE PRAY FOR GOD TO BREAK ALL OF OUR HEARTS FOR THOSE THINGS THAT BREAK HIS.
It is late here, and oh how I would like to share more. We will keep in touch as much as possible.
Spend some time in Isaiah 58 and ask God to do this in us. We love you all.
Coach Kenny
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