Clowns and cartoon characters got the children so excited. Smiles galore during a beach ball barrage! I had to duck several times from a few well thrown spheres.
The children’s choir is comprised of approximately 400 kids from Estonia and 55 from Finland. Their voices were precious.
Clowns taught the the children of Estonia to carry their Bibles. “It is easy to know God ‘s Word!” They also learned that “life is a puzzle that we need to put together with God’s help.”
At the end, after many came forward, they were instructed to go home and share the “secret of the puzzle” with their parents.
Many of the children who attended the rally came because of an invitation in their Operation Christmas Child shoebox.
On Thursday, Franklin Graham and teams from OCC and BGEA visited a Tallinn school to distribute gifts. In fact, children at each church involved with the Lootuse Festival got a taste of Christmas in May.
Named after one of the Estonian presidents, the Tallinna Konstantin Patsi Vabavhukorek is a school that serves some underprivileged kids and some who are struggling with health problems. Many board there during the week because their parents are too poor to support them.
Dedicated in 1935, it served as a military hospital during World War II and also as a school for children with tuberculosis.
“We are here because gave us His greatest gift,” Franklin told the children. “God loves each and every one of you and He cares about your lives.”
Franklin explained that the people who gave the gifts love Jesus and “they are giving this to you in the name of Jesus. These shoeboxes come with a lot of love.”
