::INTERVIEW WITH ANA PATRICIA, Coordinator of Comedor Infantil “La Viña”::
La Viña> - Ana Patricia How this ministry came up?
Ana Patricia> - God put a burden on my heart for feed the poorest Children of the Community around the Church. One day I was surfing the Internet visiting some Children Feeder Centers in Latinamerica and when I saw the pictures of the children , I felt a burden on my heart and I felt like they were my children, I pray Lord, help me to do something for the children of our community.
La Viña> - Who Children and Families are you outreaching?
Ana Patricia> - Basicly we are focusing on Children abused and living in extreme poverty. But also we are reaching out Single Young moms, Women abused, Women without a husband support. Last Saturday we bringed counseling to a single young mom , she is 23 years old and has four childrens, from ten to four years old. She asked us prayer because she has hard economic and relationship problems , she has been thinking in commit suiccide. We prayed for the Peace of God in her life. the “Shalom” that affects every aspect of the Life. We are very happy because some people are coming to the Church through this ministry, for example, since two sundays ago a mom with her three children –all members of the Comedor Infantil - are attending the Church, and they liked and love La Vina!
La Viña> - How many people are involved in this ministry?
Ana Patricia> - We are a team of 11 people, 4 married women from the Women Ministry, six young women, and a man - Jose Tomas. For the young people this ministry has been of blessing and a real opportunity for exercise their spiritual gifts and develop a stronger relationship with God and learn to love the Children.
La Viña> - What is a tipical day in the Comedor Infantil “La Viña”::
Ana Patricia> - We distribute tasks to everyone in the team, some of us have to cook the food, others teach, others make the arrangement, others clean the room, others play and do dynamics with the children, others distribute the food. We begin the activity early in the morning, Children begin to come at 10:00am , they wash their hands, and we serve them fresh fruits, inmediately are introduced to different classes accord their age, where they play, draw, do handiworks, learn a bible lesson and other useful things. After that we serve them a nutritive lunch and pray together in a circle blessing them in the name of Jesus.
La Viña> - Thanks Ana Patricia, and God Bless your vision and ministry to this children.
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