Today we had breakfast at the same restaurant as yesterday....today was Johnny cakes according to the locals (looked and tasted like a biscuit...YUM!) We then packed up for puppet show at Guadalupe Catholic School.
Once at the school, we visited with many of the students prior to the assembly. Hal Bishop got us started telling the students about Vacation Bible School at the church. Puppet show was a lively discussion about planting fruit trees vs the Fruit of the Spirit. We had great reception by the kids and Jon Conner Davis ended with another invite to the church for VBS.
We arrived at the church after that (just a short walk away from the school). We did some cleanup on the outside of the building while we had the grass around the church cut with a tractor/bush hog. As the kids came outside to play during school break, we joined in to play some soccer and some type of chase game. Many, many Evangel members were "caught" and "put into jail". We are still looking for Jay Nelson at the bottom of a pile of kids...
We had devotional as a group and played some more with kids as breaks occurred. Lunch was held at Pastor Emilio's house, then we took a short trip back to the hotel for quick rest/shower to wash the 3 layers of sweat, bug spray and sun screen (to reapply the last 2 again) :-)
We returned to setup for VBS. (how does this puppet stage go together again???) Over 110 kids arrived at 3:30 for another puppet show, crafts, singing, playing sports. Thomas Sanders shared a great testimony during the event. We also ministered to the older kids and parents who were watching over their younger siblings/ family. Hats seem to be popular...the kids were always snatching them from the guys heads thus making the adults chase them!
We had another good meal at Pastor Emilio's house. (sorry about Mr. Sikes breaking the chair, Pastor Emilio!) Unfortunately, we weren't able to play basketball as we hoped, but we had a great day otherwise. Finishing up the day was Devotional and sharing the goodness of God in the day. We rejoice in touching the lives of these kids and their families today and pray for more opportunities tomorrow!
1 PETER 2:9-10
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; you had not received mercy,but now you have received mercy.
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