This morning we awoke at 7am, and had yummy french toast, eggs and fresh pineapple for breakfast. Then we met as a team and had a devotion, before striking out for St. Hilda's. Our team is now responsible for painting the outside of all of the school buildings. This is going to be a pretty huge job, but it was awesome to see how hard our team worked together, despite the intense heat. We even had five team members who volunteered to stay behind after lunch and keep painting so that we can finish painting on schedule. Today, was also the first day for the students to be back at school since yesterday was a holiday. Many of our team members had a ton of fun playing with the kids during recess and lunch break.
Our awesome hosts surprised us with a trip to a private swimming hole after painting. It was so amazing of them to help us cool down after hours in the hot sun. The team loved splashing around in Iguana Creek :)
Our VBS was intense this afternoon with almost 100 children showing up from the village. Yesterday's theme was Jesus' birth, and today we focused on Jesus' life. It was definitely a chaotic time, but a lot of fun to sing and dance with the kids. It was a blessing to be able to love them and tell them about God's love.
Supper was tacos, and then we spent the evening working on dramas for the ash Wednesday service tomorrow at St. Hilda's. We then spent the rest of the night playing games and relaxing. We feel really blessed that Tracey's foot is much, much better. She didn't end up going for an X-ray, because the healing is happening so fast.
We ask for your prayers for the following:
1. For safety as we go through our day.
2. For sound sleeps, since our days are so intense.
3. As always, please pray that our team continues to grow closer together, and closer to God.
Thanks for your support!
Anna Caines
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