First Day of VBS

Dia uno en Costa Rica!! Today was our first day of VBS and door to door! When the kids first arrived at VBS, we had many stations of games and activities like soccer (sorry, futbol), face paint, bubbles, and a parachute. The kids were then sorted into groups. Most of the kids in my group were 9-10 years old. We learned about Gideon and how he was a superhero in Bible time. In the movement and music rotation, we were all messing around with the instruments, and we all got on to the beat on BOOM BOOM TAT (like in “We Will Rock You” by Queen. It was so funny, and one of our team members had the song downloaded on their phone, so we all played along to it! We then went to crafts and made “lanterns” and we played capture the flag in games. I am so amazed at how easy it is to communicate and play with these kids. I know a little spanish, but it is so crazy how you can have such a connection with kids you’ve never met, people that don’t even speak english! It is truly the power of God and the Holy Spirit that this is possible, and we praise Him for that!

- Dani

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