VBS

Sorry it has been a bit since we updated our blog. We have been very busy with the Parkdale team here now. We are having such a great time with them all. What an encouragement to see Esther and I's home church here.

The week, so far, has been jam packed with VBS in the mornings and work projects in the afternoons. We have about 51 kids attending VBS and they love to come. Some of them arrive even before we get to the school. William is leading the worship and also the memory verse session. I am helping Heather and Roger Heidt in the craft session. Our theme is metamorphasis and we are using a bug theme. So far we have talked about Bee Patient, Bee Truthful, Bee a Good Listener. The kids have excellent memories and we are seeing the lessons being instilled in them already. Today for instance, the missionaries son, Theo, who is 6 years old was helping me paint the house today. He finished one job and so did I and I was waiting for William to get done a wall. Theo asked what he could do next and I said we'll have to wait a bit till Will catches up. He said okay. His older sister than asked if he had a job to do and he replied. No I am waiting I have to BE PATIENT! I thought WOW, these kids are really listening to the lessons and applying them to their lives. It was cute and such an encouragement to hear him say that.

After VBS we return to the camp for lunch and an hour siesta, than we start work projects from 2-5:30. William, and us girls are working on painting the outside of Esther's house. We started yesterday and we'll be finished by tomorrow. It is going very well and we all get along very well. The guys are working on the one cabin. Monday they dug holes, Tuesday they layed out some metal bars for the floor and today they were pooring cement. It is hard work for them and they are pretty tired by the time supper rolls around, but they are making great progress.

Please continue to pray with us:
* We are still waiting for some supplies to be delivered to the camp for the cabins.
* Some of the team members are experiencing stomach cramps, due to the food, we think.
* One of our leaders, Heather Heidt, is having some inner ear problems. There is no pain, Praise the Lord, but she cannot hear out of one ear. Please pray the Lord would heal this in His time.
* For safety as the guys work on the cabins
* For strength and endurance every day

Some Praise items:
* The vehicles have all been fixed
* The unity of the team is awesome, we are one big family!
* The weather has been nice and cool to work
* VBS is going very smoothly and the kids are so excited to come and learn about God.