Parachutes, Bracelets, Bubbles (Oh my!)

Monday
Today we went to a local school. Everyone had so much fun! We don´t know how many kids we had, but we think it was more than 200. We had various stations for the kids.

At one station, Margaret and Donna were blowing bubbles. The kids loved it. Another group had jump-ropes

I was working the parachute station with my mom. I got hoarse from yelling instructions in Spanish, but we had a lot of fun. The kids really seemed to enjoy it as well.

Finally, a group helped the kids make "salvation bracelets". They have five colored beads that represent God´s plan. Chris Lewis explained it, and Anna translated, and shared verses in Spanish. In this process we shared the gospel with hundreds of kids, plus a handful of teachers.

The pastor from the church here at Eagle´s Nest helped us with this a lot. He arranged for us to visit the school, drove us there himself, and stayed the whole time helping with the bracelets.

It was a little bit chaotic dealing with so many kids, but it went more smoothly than we expected. At one point, though, the kids swarmed Margaret, looking for bubbles. In Jeff´s words, it looked like they were about to carry her off like ants carry food.

This afternoon we distributed some supplies to the construction workers at Nido. Jeff´s company donated hats, t-shirts, socks, and some really nice quality shoes. The guys´smiles were precious.

Right now our guys are digging a ditch for a septic tank. The kids and most of the women are playing with the orphanage kids.

Tomorrow we have a full schedule. On the tentative calendar are two schools plus the park in the afternoon. Keep on praying for safety and health and sleep.