Martes
Vacation Bible School, visitting Hogar Escuela, Movies with Spanish subtitles, & Basketball with el Obispo (the Bishop) went incredibly smooth today. As random as the activites may seem, we were able to fluidly transition between each with the help of each other & God's love.
Vacation Bible School was such a blast as we witnessed the children of Costa Rica's hope & laughter in singing, arts & crafts, & skits. Even through language barriers (and some awful pronounciation :), we connected through love & knowing that we all cared for one another.
Hogar escuela is absolutely beautiful, and many of the children were very outgoing in welcoming us into their classrooms & sharing their desks. My favorite part was visiting the daycare center and being able to hold the beautiful babies. Each could really bond with the young children through that universal language of smiling.
The movies are so different in CR from those back home. Waiters let you order crepes & cappuccions from your assigned seat (an incredibly soft recliner)as you enjoy the film (Mummy 3). Costa Rican theatres really spoil moviegoers!
Some of us were very nervous about playing basketball when we thought we had very little natural sports skill (this would definitely not include the Bishop, Michael, Avery, Meg, & a few more!!!) But once we got started playing, just about everyone made a basket & had soo much fun (even through a couple intense tumbles & the sweat).
We can{t wait for whatever tomorrow will bring!!!! :D
written by - Lauren
5 comments:
It sounds like you had an amazing day, even if the movie was Mummy 3! I hoped and suspected that the language barrier would be unimportant once you were face to face with the kids of Guadari. It is amazing how people can communicate with body language and smiles.
We knew the bishop was a good BB player. Now we know we can field a team with some of the youth and adults from St. Alban's!
Keep up the good work. I hope you all are finding joy in the good you are doing. We love the blog updates.
Jenny
good morning -
we are getting ready for day #3 of vbs here this morning - the stories of joseph and the prodigal son... just a few quick things to tell you - we are hoping to put up a few pics later today, so you will be able to see us, too. clarence, Obispo does have your letter - he said it's good news. we were visited by Deacon Sonia Richards on Monday night - she sends her greetings to St Alban's as well. it's almost breakfast, so i've gotta run. thanks for reading and posting to our blog!
with love,
meg
Sounds exciting and productive, your day there. Lauren, great job on the blog entry. Nice pleasant rain up here in N.Mecklenburg today. Give my regards to all there! And know you are in my prayers.
Fr. D+
Day three of vbs was the smoothest yet. our skits whent well and the children are getting a hang of the music and games. However Meg did find it nessisary to put me in charge a craft requiring the kids place their hands in paint and then put them on a banner. It was stressful and messy to say the least. Unfortunatly we only have one more day and i wish we could forgo out trip to the volcano to spend more time with the children.
-Avery
Wow - sounds like you're all having a lot of wonderful and spiritual experiences in Costa Rica. From the beauty and love of the children to playing basketball with the bishop! Thanks for the great blog updates.
Know that all of you are constantly in our thoughts and prayers. Take care and enjoy every moment.
Chris
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