IN FULL SWING!

IN FULL SWING!!!

Yesterday was a very eventful day filled with a variety of different activities. Gracie, Alisha, Rebekah, and Naomi woke up bright and early and went to the cow farm to see the cows milked. They brought cups and were able to drink milk right out of the udders! Rebekah and Naomi are not sure they will ever drink milk again!

We began the rest of the morning in the school, just like the past two days. We learned that the children were having a science fair and classes had been canceled, but the principal of the school called classes back in session especially for us. So we were able to do our lesson on fighting and bullying as planned. The audience was larger because while we were teaching the 5th grade, the 4th and 6th grades gathered at the windows to get an early view. After, we had all the children write nice things about each other on index cards and we created memory books of their best qualities.

After class, we had lunch as usual in the cafeteria where a lady from the community presented us with a piece of artwork created especially for us. She thanked us for our time and explained that she appreciated all we were doing for the community and recognized our time and effort. How special!!

After lunch the girls were asked to help with the preparation of tamales for the community fiesta this weekend. The preparation involved cutting down banana leaves (which were about 10 feet tall!!), cooking them over an open fire, and cutting them off the stem. Today the girls will get to learn how to wash the leaves and cook the rest of the tamales. They had to cut 200 banana leaves, so I can only imagine how many tamales they will have to make!!

The girls returned, and we prepared for a few of the ladies in the community to come to our house to attend a womens meeting where Gracie taught on self image and transparency. There was a great turn out and a great time of fellowship and conversation! While the women were meeting, the children all had a chance to play in the yard. The girls taught the kids how to play Red Rover. Obviously the three tall girls had a large advantage over the small children, but everyone had a great time and you could hear the laughs and screams down the street.

Larry and Ted are making great progress on the kitchen!! As of yesterday, they had laid the cement, put up the metal frames, and hung a few of the metal sheets for the siding. Looking at it from our prespective, it looks like a shed, but it is going to be the best kitchen in the community. Dona Alexa said that she gets the "front half" for her kitchen, and her husband gets the "back half" for whatever he wants.  

Thank you for all of your continued prayers. We have experienced first hand the power of prayer in healing and the power of prayer in our success with the children. Please continue to pray for us as we prepare for a community wide fiesta including many horses, bull riding, dancing, and typical food of Finca Dos. The community did not prepare anything for the children, so we will have one last opportunity to minister to the children during the fiesta. We will be introducing Captain Salvation in person during the fiesta for the community to meet their first real superhero. After today, we will have no access to internet until Sunday night. Don't worry we are busy busy, doing as much ministering as possible. Please keep praying and thanks to everyone who helped make this possible.