Hi LGCC!
Today was the day we would share our testimonies in VBS to
the kids of Belize. We woke up early this morning and began our construction
work. A couple of us worked on sanding some wooden boards that would be
repurposed while others fixed up holes with putty. Big furniture was moved
downstairs and we were able to make a lot of progress in a short amount of
time. After two hours of hard backbreaking construction work, Derrick (a local
friend) climbed a tall coconut tree and brought us a dozen coconuts to drink.
He expertly cut them with a machete and it was - oh so refreshing. Before lunch
we helped set up tents for the VBS before BCE arrived and while we were waiting
for lunch. For lunch Auntie Edith made us a lot of good food. You should have
been there.
At VBS, we told the Gospel story with the (wordless) color
book that we trained to use. The counselors also shared their personal testimonies,
moving several kids to accept Christ. It was a touching moment for many of us.
The girls in Julia’s group (ages six,
seven, and eight) combined with the other girl groups of the same age. All the
girls listened very intently to Julia and Zarin’s testimonies. After a prayer,
when asked about whether they have accepted Christ in their hearts, the girls
all raised their hands that they have Jesus in their lives. Regardless of
whether they accepted Christ or raised their hands because their friends did,
they seemed to have listened to our stories and know that Jesus is always present
and answers our prayers. We have two more days to find out what happened in
their hearts.
Today was also the day for water games. Campers ran with a
soaked sponge over their head and squeezed all the excess on their counselors’
heads. We both, along with many other counselors, got drenched from head to
toe. The campers were ecstatic, getting their teachers completely soaked.
We had a wonderful abundance of food for dinner, including
nachos, star fruit, rice and beans, stewed chicken, (“nice Belizean food” Derrick’s
words) yum… After dinner we gathered together with most everyone and played a
game and a half of Mafia. Caleb was a wonderful, excellent, magnanimous GM in
the game. While M. Dave Huang, Uncle Joe and Uncle Craig attended the BCCC
prayer meeting. We cut short the game because
we all wanted to make a PMT run.
Actually there was no PMT place open, so Caleb Y. ordered MT.
Everyone else ordered assorted desserts, including Oreo Cheese Gelato (Julia
and Jessie – actually tasted quite amazing). We bumped into Kevin (the MC and
leader of the BCE/VBS) and his family at the Pandora’s Café, where we had hoped
for pmt but cried in the end. Our tears
turned into joy after seeing him and his beautiful family. Uncle Joe, Uncle Joe
and M. David Huang joined us after their prayer meeting. We held the first part
of our debriefing in the café, then moved back to the church. Derrick kept
scaring us on the way back with imitations of locusts and snakes, all in good
fun. We finished the debriefing at the church, Uncle Joe told us about his visitations
to local Chinese at their stores and then we worshiped until lights out. We are
still writing this blog. It is really late Julia and I are tired.
Goodnight, sleep tight! Mosquitos may bite. ;-)
-
Julia and Caleb
Prayer Requests:
1.
Pray that our health stays good and not effected
by our trip or environment.
2.
Safety while doing construction work, visitation
and VBS.
3.
Pray for all the students who prayed to receive
Christ today (between 6-10 from our team alone)
4.
Pray we will all accomplish all God has planned
for us in our ministry and personal growth.
5.
That God will give us the energy and strength to
finish our STM strong and unified.
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