VBS in Membrillal and Pollo Campero

Blog for June 6^th

Greetings from Guatemala!! Today was a lighter day for construction work. By Wednesday, our group completed all the work they had hoped we would accomplish this week.  So we are now doing some additional work, and this morning we filled in some of the footings that we poured earlier in the week.  Our team has been amazing! Everyone pitches in and does whatever needs to be done. We all return exhausted and sore, but it’s a good feeling to be here, doing God’s work.  The group supports each other and the camaraderie is great. It’s been really fun for me to be part of the group. They make me feel my age as I watch how hard they can work. It’s been a great time down here and I’m glad to be here.  Thank you for your continued prayer support.

John

Today we were privileged to be able to host VBS for the children at the church and school in Membrillal.  The whole team participated, starting with a short worship session with all of the kids (1^st to 6^th grade). We then split the kids into three groups and they rotated through three stations.  Jen’s station taught the kids about small sins and large sins being equally able to separate us from God, and then amazed the kids with a demonstration of how trust in Jesus takes away our sin. She took empty teabag wrappers which had a list of different sins written on them, lit the wrapper on fire, and the wrapper floated up toward the ceiling as it burned down, leaving only a whisper of ash lingering in the air.  Kenzie’s station had crafts for the kids to decorate and make necklaces and crosses and other fun stuff.  Christine’s station was the sports station where the kids played soccer, jumped rope, and played corn hole.  Everyone had a great time, and at the end, the kids took turns hugging every one of us.  The Membrillal school is one our team helped build, and its importance to those kids is hard to imagine.  Guatemala has a huge problem with alcoholism, sexual abuse of girls/women, and other tough challenges.  This school helps get these kids grounded in Christianity and a good basic education that will hopefully be one small place that can help shift the culture to a better place.  It is a blessing for me to be able to serve here and see what wonderful things our church partnership provides for all of us.

Susan

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