Jeremiah 29:11 in Bulgaria

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This story is from Kathy Usrey, who you have "met" through another blog post. We are so encouraged by all that our staff and volunteers are doing to build Capernaum internationally. They won’t stop at no. They don’t believe in kids being hidden away in homes or orphanages. They, like the four men in Mark chapter 2, are willing to go to any length to bring kids with disabilities to experiences with Jesus. When we read this great story from our friend Kathy Usrey, we couldn’t wait to share it with you all! Would you join us in praying for all of the folks who are doing International Capernaum? May you too be witnesses of Jeremiah 29:11!

Heading to the bowling alley!
We had our third Capernaum Day camp in November in Pernik, Bulgaria, and boy were we blown away!! Because of the relationship and trust between the Orphanage director and myself, I was able
to ask her last Spring if we could do something special with the teenagers, teenagers with Cerebral Palsy, Downs syndrome and Autism. 

"Like what?" she asked. I suggested we take them out to a bowling alley. Her response was,"Why would you want to do that?"

I responded with the fact that we want to show them they have a hope and a future like we know from Jeremiah 29:11. She agreed and just a few weeks ago at a camp in Pernik, Bulgaria, I was able to load some pretty beautiful teenagers on a bus for the first time and go for a 1/2 day of bowling. They were thrilled, the Orphanage workers were astounded and the bowling alley staff and translators all heard about Christ as Rasho gave the Club talk.
God is moving in some mysterious and powerful ways to draw people to himself. What a privilege and honor to walk alongside our teams loving kids all around the World!

To learn more about Kathy and Bulgaria, check it out on our blog post.








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