Mission Possible Teams: Tuesday, June 19

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Yipee!!! We got to sleep in this morning! After breakfast we went to the school and some of the women continued to paint the murals on the wall, while the others sanded the outside wall of the preschool across the street to clean off the concrete and morter splatter. After lunch we went to a different school which was started several years ago, by Alicia, with 9 students and now she has over 100 students between pre-school and 4th grade. We conducted a mini-VBS with the children, which was an awsome experience for them and us. The children appeared to be very happy with the attention that they received. I was blessed by just watching and interacting with the children.

After leaving the school we stopped at the coffee warehouse and were able to purchase coffee to bring home. The women went back to the church to practice their dance routine that they are going to perform in front of the church body when we get back home. While the women practiced their dancing, the men – we few -decided to return to the hotel. Tom decided to catch up on his reading while Don and I took a short walk around town. Don and I rewarded ourselves with some much needed ice cream. After completing supper the group took a short walk around town. We stopped at a local grocery store where some of us bought vanilla and some bought fruit preserves. We stopped for ice cream before returning to the hotel for devotions. This trip has been an inspiration for me to continue to be aware of God´s blessings on a deeper level. The difficult part is going to be continuing this experience once I get home and back in my comfort zone.

Randy Platt

We had a beautiful sunny day. Thankfully it did not rain and we were able to work outside at Ebenezer. We also were able to see the preschool building that has a second and third floor under construction. The classrooms on the first floor are wonderfully painted with murals of God’s beautiful earth. We will be touching up the paintings on the outside walls tomorrow. This evening all the female members practiced a dance that Daniela, the dance leader at her church, has taught her dance team. She had the guts to actually have the young girls in the front row sit down and make the more mature members of our group do the dance by ourselves while they watched. Thankfully they were very encouraging and even gave us little hints . After supper we took a stroll down the street to a market to buy special things to bring home! Vanilla! Don even took us to the ice cream shop. What a treat! This has been a humbling and encouraging experience. So many people. So many needs. But God’s love and strength are at work here. Vaya con Dios. Karen Burks