They give the kids a choice. The schools had definite restrictions. We couldn't do altar calls. The 10-day trip wasn't confined to visiting schools. The local Assemblies of God church had an outreach ministry, in which the church opened its doors to kids on the streets, offering refreshments, pool and companionship.
Parents abandon kids.
It's just a fact of life over there. Still, the kids aren't too much different from those in the U.S., participants found. They didn't have a sense of volume. A lot more of them smoke. They weren't formal.