won prizes. The prizes are always household or health items such as mugs, toothpaste, toothbrushes, or bars of soap. The women get so excited when they win! The picture to the left is of two little boys using the new water pumps that were put in just after I left last summer. It is so awesome to see the people of Cercadillo getting water as they need it. The water is not "clean" in our sense of the word, but it is much better than anything they would carry in from one of the local streams. Later this week, we are hoping to bring in 100 water purification filters that people will be able to purchase for a small fee to have in their own homes. They last for 3-5 years and remove almost all of the contaminates that cause various health problems. Ina is really excited about this because she has been told that 100% of people who have used these filters report improved health.
The group from Massachusetts that is helping put on the VBS flew in late Saturday night. We met them Sunday morning at Ina's church where they put on a puppet show for the niños. They are very good at puppets :) The group is made up of 4 young guys, 3 young ladies, and 4 adults. After church we returned to the Ocho Bay (Ina's house) for lunch and a short introduction to the village. We all went out to Cercadillo for the weekly church service and enjoyed a short rain shower. Praise the Lord for the shelter of the buildings.
Monday we headed out to Cercadillo mid-morning. The group from Mass. repainted the bathrooms to match the two buildings. They look great now and are something the people of the village can take pride in. (A little side note on the bathrooms. They are wonderful and not buggy, however, I have seen a few little lizards hanging around :) We
began VBS around 3 in the afternoon. The children in the picture on the right are waiting to check-in and receive their T-shirt, nametag, and a bracelet that divides them into teams by color. We started with a song time, and the group performed their puppet show as a kick-off activity. After that the groups divided and rotated through 5 stations: craft, Bible story, sports, snack (mine :), and drama. Everthing went really well for our first day of the very first VBS in Cercadillo. Aren't the kids cute in their matching T-shirts? They look kind of pink, but we call them
faded red :) The T-shirts work really well to tell who is registeredfor VBS and to keep track of everyone. In order to return each day, the children are expected to wear their T-shirt and bracelet. We are trying to teach them some responsibility for their things. The group went downtown this morning to perform their puppet show for a group of kids who are awaiting surgery at a children's hospital. When they return we are planning to head out for Day 2 of VBS...hopefully it will stop raining!!! Thank you for your prayers! We would appreciate more prayers for the kids this week as they hear Bible stories and learn about God!
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