Silverdale Baptist - Peru Trip - Day 3

Monday morning – seems like Tuesday – because we went to the center yesterday.  We are looking forward to seeing the kids today and seeing what God is going to do.  We began the day with a 30 minute walk to the church, where we ate breakfast, did our devotional time together, and then prepared to leave for the center.

We arrived at the center to a group of kids awaiting our arrival.  They were as excited to see us as we were to see them.  The team jumped right to work.  Some of the men began working on the wall, including a missionary friend of Richard’s who was visiting for the day.  The rest of the team broke into two groups – one upstairs doing songs and Bible stories, and one downstairs doing crafts and games. 

The team did an excellent job on both fronts as they sang songs and taught about the fruit of the spirit.  It wasn’t easy since the kids aren’t always paying attention, but I am confident that they are receiving some great teaching.  The craft people did some water paints for the kids and had them unscramble letters to Spanish words – talk about difficult.  It is hard enough when the scrambled letters spell a word you know, but what about a word in another language…  regardless, the team did an excellent job!

We didn’t have lunch today – just a snack time as available.  We were busy most of the day. We ended up doing 3 groups at each station.  We also played soccer, volleyball, and dodgeball with the kids.  The men working on the wall completed about 3/4ths of the project, so we anticipate them completing the wall tomorrow!  Praise the Lord.

We drove from the center to the church and had dinner – Chicken, rice, vegetables and a mashed potato sauce.  It was very delicious.  Then from there we walked back to the hotel, cleaned up and went to the Hetzels for cake, coffee and a wrap up session.  However, the team brought surprises as they blessed the Hetzel family with gifts from home – everything from candy and snacks to clothes and a baseball bag.  They gave Richard a projector that he had requested as well.  It was wonderful being part of a blessing ceremony where a supporting church lavished gifts on a missionary couple and their two children.

We ended the day with a wrap up session that Richard led.  They talked about the day, the children, the things they were learning, and were challenged to ask God to continue to teach them.  It has been a good day.

Tomorrow we will be going back to the same center and doing much of the same work – Lord willing we will finish the wall.