Shopping in Chita-Pastor Alan and Kim update

Shopping in Chita

Today we began teaching our daughters some valuable lessons. Lesson number one was on trust. One of our girls desperately needed shoes but when you ask if they need anything they say no.  We measured their feet and spent the evening buying shoes because their feet are blistered. They will learn tomorrow that mama and papa care about them and they should feel open to ask us for shoes, food, and the basics.

They need to know how happy it makes us to be able to give these things. At some point we will transfer this knowledge to our Father in heaven but for now this will do. We went shopping with Katia, our EAC rep, and she helped us get shoes and work out pants.  Jesus' words from Matthew 7 were on my mind as we were shopping, "if you then, though you are evil, give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?".
Our thrill of buying shoes teaches them that they are valuable to us. They are worth it and we cringe to think that they would suffer rather
than ask. Lesson number two was learning how to act like a family. We played games and drew pictures. They learned how to praise one another and celebrate. One daughter tears up when you praise her. She doesn't know how to respond.  We told them today that we would be back tomorrow and then gone for a while they were a little tearful. Like most children in their state they suck it up and try to adjust.  These are more lessons for another day.
Alan and Kim