Wednesday, July 14

Day three of our VBS! The kids are so excited to hear the bell ring for the Toddler House to open their gate/door for us. As we carried in 200 water balloons and were getting ready for the day, the kids would come up to us and give us a huge smile and hug – eager for what we have planned for them. The story was about the lost sheep which we told through puppets. I think the puppeteers had as much fun as the children did wearing their sheep masks and baa-ing during the story. It is so fun to see how eager these kids are to hear the Good News and to learn the Bible memory verse. Even the nannies help learn the Bible memory. After making sheep hands, marshmallow pretzel sheep , playing memory and singing their favorite songs the kids played with water balloons, well not just the kids, the directors, the nannies and the Hillcrest Team all got in on the water fun!
While Maddie and Heather stayed at the house to rest up, the rest of the team walked the steep decline to the Main house for lunch and work. After a Haitian lunch the team split up to organize the GLA pharmacy, clean railings and paint. GLA is now known as the one with the orange gate. An experience that some didn’t really want to experience happened this afternoon. An infant was brought in by the mother and given up for adoption.
After our American dinner of swiss steak and mashed potatoes all of the volunteers, the staff and a missionary friend got together for a time of singing and worship. The day ended with the team going over the next day’s VBS plans, showers and talk of the experiences of the day. It was also the day to wash our well used water bottles with bleach water. I am also happy to say that we all plan to be at VBS tomorrow!