I will echo the words of Tara M. (aka "dos") and say that I too am not a blogger......but I promise to give this my best effort. Day 6 of our journey started out a little rough for some as a few of us spent the morning feeling a bit under the weather but we managed to push through it and had yet another amazing day!!
Day 4 of Construction and VBS went well and we are now at the point where most of the construction projects are nearly complete. The Chuk Muk team of Holly, Aaron and Tracy have completed the kitchen addition and finished the outside cement porch area as well and have now started the final phase of painting the outside of the addition. This should hopefully be completed tomorrow! The first Cerro de Oro construction team of The Mowreader family completed the cement floor in one room of the home and also worked on making a more functional, safe walkway on the sides of the home. The floor in the kitchen should be complete tomorrow and also the stove will be completed as well. The second construction site in Cerro de Oro made up of the team of Barrett, Jenn and Lilly completed their home today!! They will all be joining the various other building teams and VBS in Cerro de Oro tomorrow to lend additional support. The Cerro de Oro VBS team of Jolleen and myself had a fantastic morning playing with the children there and doing playdough, coloring, playing soccer and jump rope. We forgot the DVD player on the bus so we were not able to show a movie to the kids today.....since we did still have the stereo we decided to improvise and did worship songs with the kids instead. Actually it was more Jolleen and I dancing and singing and the kids giggling, but it was fun just the same. And yes there is video of this but no it is not getting posted!!
Day 4 of VBS in Santiago was another awesome fun day with the kids!! We had over ninety kids in attendance and they enjoyed listening to the story of Joseph, coloring hackey sack balls and playing steal the bacon and duck duck goose!! We have had the joy of seeing so many of the same faces return every day and some new ones and it is so exciting to see the new bonds that are forming and the past ones strengthened!! The group of kids waiting at the front of the church for us to arrive grows bigger by the day. You can see the excitement in their faces and it truly inspires and energizes us!
It is hard to put into words on a blog our day in a nutshell....but I have done my best and hopefully have given you even the smallest glimpse into the wonderful day that we just experienced. I will close my blog entry with one request.......please continue to pray for us. Pray for our various health ailments that they would not hinder or distract us from the important work that we are doing. Please also pray for tomorrow as we will be wrapping up VBS and will be spreading the important message of Salvation to the children there. Stay tuned........ Tara S.
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