Today, the team led our first day of a western-theme Vacation Bible School for over 100 students of the Alfa Omega school, which is an outreach of our sister church.
The children were excited and energetic. They moved through stations, much like the kiddos do at LBC's VBS, for crafts with Christy Young, music with Regina George, drama with Kim Howard, Morgan and Micah Young, and Jackson Dyer, Bible stories with me (Dena Dyer0, recreation with Tanner Taff, Mitchell George, and Jeff Young. Jackie Taff and Kristin Rogers led the preschoolers through separate activities. All the kids swim in the campus' two pools after VBS, and many of our group joined them to build relationships.
The language barrier was a bit of an issue, but the school had teachers assisting each leader from Texas, so they helped translate when needed. The older kids speak very good English. All in all, we had few problems and felt like it was a really successful day. The theme for day one was God's "Ultimate Plan."
It's been an adjustment for some of us to have lunch at 2:00 (or later) and dinner at 8:30. The pace is more laid back, and that's nice. We enjoyed some of the local culture this afternoon during free time--snorkeling in the Mediterranean. (I know, I know--we're really suffering...)
Tomorrow, we look forward to a baptism ceremony on the beach, another day of VBS, and more relationship building.
Yee-haw!
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