With Outstretched Arms

His Little Feet children's choir spent Father's Day sharing in fellowship with two northern Colorado churches.

During the Sunday morning service at First Assembly of God in Greeley, a young boy approached Christa Hahn - one of the Founders and Directors of His Little Feet. You could tell by the sheepish grin on his face that he had a special surprise awaiting her.

When he reached Christa he held out his hands. Within his palms was a handful of change - quarters, dimes and nickels - which he handed to Christa joyfully.

This donation was a gentle reminder that God uses each of us exactly where we are in order to bring His light and love to a broken world. This little boy happily handed over what was likely the majority (if not all) of the money he owned. And he did so with a joyful heart!

In Luke 21, the Bible tells us of the widow who placed two small, copper coins in an offering at the temple. While the rich members of the church put large gifts in before and after her, Jesus tells his disciples that this woman's gift was greater, because she gave "all she had." (Luke 21:4, NIV)

Jesus doesn't ask for just a little bit of us. He doesn't ask for all of us half of the time. He asks for ALL of us ALL of the time.

And if you feel like you don't have anything of worth to offer, just remember that Jesus used five loaves of bread and two fish to feed 5,000 people (Matthew 14:13-21). Don't be afraid, God will take whatever you give and multiply it exponentially!

One small gift, just like that of the little boy on Sunday, can truly change the life of a child in need. Your support of His Little Feet's work during the 2011-2012 Tour has resulted in thousands of children being impacted in Jesus' name around the world.

Our prayer is that God continues to teach us to give like that young boy on Sunday morning - generously, with outstretched arms and a smile on our faces.

Ice Skating & the Zamboni

After nine months of being here in the States, today the children and staff went ice skating for the first time. They all bundled up with warm clothes, did their best balancing on the skates and skated across the ice as best as they could. The His Little Feet choir happened to be some of the only skaters on the ice, so the rink manager played the His Little Feet CD all throughout the session. It was precious watching the children skate by singing praises to the Lord! 

At the end of the session, many of the children watched the Zamboni resurface the ice. The children were in awe of how clean and fresh the ice became as the Zamboni resurfaced the ice one section at a time. The children asked why the Zamboni was resurfacing the ice. We told them that the ice was being prepared for a hockey practice. The children were so intrigued and thought that was so cool. It is amazing to see how the simple things in life can be so entertaining for children.  

Grand Canyon

Today the His Little Feet team went to the Grand Canyon.  It was a beautiful day full of fun, excitement and awe as the children experienced the views of the Grand Canyon from the South Rim.

As soon as the team pulled into the park, a map was handed to each of them.  The children went right to the animal pictures on the map and they began to talk to one another about if there were going to see mountain lions.

One of the first questions the children had was, “Which is deeper: the Grand Canyon or the Pacific Ocean?” They learned that the Pacific Ocean is deeper than the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon has a depth of 1,800 meters and the Pacific Ocean has a depth of 10,911 meters. They couldn’t believe that the ocean was so deep.

The entire team hiked down the Grand Canyon trail for about an hour. It was an unforgettable hike. Inside the Grand Canyon the children sang out at the top of their lungs, “The heavens declare Your greatness, the oceans cry out to You, the mountains they bow down before You, so I’ll join with the earth and I’ll give my praise to You!”

As Tariku looked out over the Grand Canyon he asked, “God made that?”

Tsion exclaimed “It is so beautiful, but actually no words can even explain it.”