Today was a very good day. The kids have begun to sing along --- not all of them but even a few boys!!! And those rowdy ones were less rowdy. Our project went super --- everyone EVERYONE got theirs finished so they could take it home.
We start each day with devotions which this year involves teaching the kids Proverbs 3:5-6. Each morning one of us gives them our take on the verse.....define the hard words etc. This morning it was Patti's turn. She also shared the song "Open our eyes Lord....we want to see Jesus" ---- with the sign language that goes with it. Thank you Patti!!
Then we played the "ring on a string" game ---- because two of the kids had requested it.......remembering playing it last year --- or this past year in Release Time. Such a simple game but so much fun.
After the game we got to our project.....making a plaque with the word "TRUST" on it. It was a noisy project with all the hammer pounding -- but everyone really seemed to enjoy it. We did have a panic attack.....running short of nails!!! NO!! So Gary and Ken made a run into Mission to the Hardware store....and those of us left behind kept things going. If someone needed nails ---- at least they could start with the string ......so we never had a down time. Here are a bunch of pictures .....everyone did such a nice job!
Isn't that pretty?!?! I thought some of the girls were not going to get the project done - but all of a sudden they took off and look at that beautiful job!!
It was Ken's turn to do the lesson - which was on "Jesus heals the paralyzed man". So he started with a stretcher and had a couple of kids carried out the door - up the steps and down and around to the side door. Whisper wasn't so sure about it - kept looking up .....
......but it proved to be a great "visual" and was enjoyed by everyone. When Whisper was carried out the door - the whole group followed --- they had to see how it would go. So as you can tell --- we've had good lessons for the kids.
Today we missed 2 girls (one was sick).....but we gained two new ones. So we've had 13 kids each day....a really nice number.
We also took our stilts along and the kids loved them.
Thank you for the prayers......we feel God's presence with us. More tomorrow!
Gary and Barb --- Ken and Patti
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