Helping at a Retreat for Girls

These beautiful faces will likely marry at age 15, I was told, because of the reality of their mother's fears. 

The red team

I asked them, "Do you want to marry at 15?" A resounding "no" came from all the girls. "We're just kids", they shared. 

We learned about Esther, Dina, Lot's wife, Rebekah, and more.  Many of them had never heard these stories. I was told that after three to five repetitions, they would have it committed to memory. 

When I shared about Esther, I told the story in Spanish which is a langage that some of them grasp. Then Jenny translated the entire narrative into her native tongue. She listened to the entire thing and retold it. It was something amazing to me. This is a story telling people.

Although I intended to teach each day, I ended up only sharing one story as there were less attendees than expected and two young women from my church were also ready to teach. They did an amazing job.

We helped in a variety of small ways as needed like the teaching, setting up chairs or tables, serving food, cheering the red team, helping with crafts, or just being there. L- also helped as well as participated in the games and crafts.

The retreat is over now. It is my prayer that the girls will remember the stories and the lessons learned and that God will work out the theme of the retreat in each life --Growing Beautiful for God!