Monday, June 7, 2010 by Vicky Jackson

The week-end was great, but it is time to get back to work. We started off our day with another hearty breakfast at our hotel. We met in the lobby at 8:00am to pray and get our schedule for the day. Then, we piled into our one bus and headed for our work stations. We were able to hold VBS outside at the school today, since it was not raining. When we arrived at the school, all of the children were outside celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day. They were singing and dancing while we were getting ready for VBS. At the end of their celebrating, the children started asking some of us to dance with them. I grabbed my camera and took pictures. I know that Earl, Holland, Fletcher, Jessica, Susan, and Kasey participated in the dancing. I'm sorry if I left any dancers out.
Thanks to Jarrod and Jessica for providing live music rather than singing with a CD. We sang four songs in Spanish. Holland read our scripture which was about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Then, we had game time and craft time. While I was watching the children play the game, a little boy came up and hugged me and said, "Era muy bonita cuando bailaba" which according to Jessica means "You were very beautiful when you were dancing."The only "dancing" that I had done was the motions to the songs. After VBS, we had lunch with the children from Talita Cumi. Then, we separated the North Carolina team and the Kansas team. The Kansas team went to the market while we went to Elva's house. Half of us took a walking tour of the barrio which is a neighborhood. This was a humbling experience. The other half stayed at Elva's and had empanadas and cunapes, which is a kind of cheese bread. Elva is the one that Ebenezer gave money to help build her and her children a new house.It was so great to be able to meet Elva and her family and to be able to see the house that we helped to build. Then, we went to the market and the Kansas team visited with Elva and walked around the barrio.
We returned to the hotel for a one and one-half hour time to do with as you choose. Then we went to supper at a place called Los Lomitos, which is Kasey's favorite place that have been so far. Then, we went back to the hotel and had our devotion time which was about being a servant. Now, as I finish this blog, It is about 12 midnight and I am in great need of some sleep.
Thank you for all your prayers. Please pray specifically for Donnie, our Fearless Leader. He wasn't feeling well this morning, but he joined us at lunch. However, he has lost his voice and has to say what he wants to say in someone's ear and have them talk for him.