Day 2- More Hugs and Sweat

Day 2
Today was great-- things, in general, ran smoother and every individual on each team (construction, medical, children) knew what to expect and how the day was supposed to go. As far as the childrens team, we had a morning session and afternoon session with two different classes. The first group/class consisted of children around the ages of 6 and 7 and the second group/class consisted of children around the ages of 8, 9 and 10. We sang songs- "If  you are happy and you know it," "Father Abraham," and "Open the Eyes of my Heart." The children seemed to love singing and dancing to the songs.

During the both the morning and afternoon sessions with the kids a group of the childrens team re-enacted the "Good Samaritan" skit but something super awesome happened this morning after the team did the skit-- the teacher of the class informed us that some of his class had done this skit at a previous Arts Fair that they had attended and needless to say, those 6 and 7 year olds hit the nail on the head, they narrated in perfect english and even added a little humor to the skit.

Lunch came around and we all ate a super delicious meal of bbq chicken, beans and rice, grilled cheese, home-made tortillas and fresh fruit. Yes, this meal was high in carbs but we all needed our energy! Although today's lunch was great, yesterday, some of the team had an opportunity to eat a REAL CHICKEN FINGER. Yes, it is exaclty what you are thinking, a real chickens foot. Apparantly chicken feet are a delicacy in Belize and Belizians will eat any meat they can find around the foot.

The afternoon session went well with the older kids, who were starting to really understand the things we were talking about. After the skit, we went over the salvation story with the kids and had them memorize short Bible verses for prizes. It was really neat to see them get so excited over getting a verse right. (I especially had the opportunity to witness to one boy whom it seemed to hit home with.)

We did quite a bit of "skipping rope" as they call it, and they taught us how to spin the little home made tops they play with. They enjoy the bubbles and the chalk especially and the coloring activities. Such little artists!

When the day was coming to a close, we had the opportunity to go inside one of the grass huts across the street- a typical living area for most of the kids and families we see at the clinics. It's amazing to me how they live in these constructions! It's basically a cement slab with walls put up around it. They nail carboard up around the inside to section off rooms, as well as insulation I suppose? The roofs are made from palm leaves that they overlay and they say at best these huts last for about 7 years. It's funny though, because you see these rustic houses, but then at the same time you see an electrical wire running into it, and go inside to see an electric outlet in the cardboard wall (fire hazard!) with a TV plugged into it!

Thanks to all of you that have been checking the blog and keeping us in your prayers! If you wouldnt mind, would you just pray that we really continue to "hit it home" with some of the kids so that they may come to know Christ and that he died for our sins. All of these kids are so genuinly happy and loving and they have so little. If you could just keep them in your prayers that would be wonderful!