8-14-08

hey guys. this is me and the kids at vbs doing a fun craft, about to give one of the little boy a highfive. in this pic we were making wind socks. the kids loved these crafts so much they came back the next day with them around their necks!

8-14-08

Hola!  This was our final mission day.  We worked with the kids for the last time and chipped--very slowly!--away at the diocesan house's plaster wall.  While we had all gotten more comfortable with our "adopted" kids, this was the day we all noticed their life was a lot less comfortable than ours.  At our devotion this afternoon, we discussed the need for toothbrushes and toothpaste in Guarari, because many of the kids had rotten or silver teeth.  Of course, that didn't stop them from giving us "Caio"s and "Adios"s with kisses on the cheek as they left.

Last night, we met with the older youth of Guarari in the church in Heredia.  While many of the kids at dropped out of school, they were willing to admit the issues in their area as the North Carolinians talked about our own problems.  The bus ride back didn't require any talking, though; our bus driver, Fernando, put on Daddy Yankee (a Spanish hip-hop artist), and both cultures were more than familiar with him!

Tomorrow, after a bbq tonight with church members from Heredia, we're going to a volcano!  The time has just flown by!

Cameron

8-13-08

Day three of vbs was the smoothest yet.  Our skits went well and the children are getting a hang of the music and games.  However, Meg did find it necessary to put me in charge of a craft requiring the kids to place their hands in paint and them put them on a banner.  It was stressful and messy to say the least.  Unfortunately, we only have one more day and I wish we could forgo our trip to the volcano to spend more time with the children.

Avery