July 26, 2007
In the midst of all the building projects last week, the Geneva Youth Work team took two of the afternoons and held a Vacation Bible School for the kids of Calacali. The first day about 85 children attended, the second day there were closer to 100. In previous years the team has gone out into the barrio to hold the VBS, this year we invited the children to come to Hacienda El Refugio. Once they arrived the kids were split into three groups and rotated between different activities. The first activity was games held on the soccer field. The second was a puppet show held on the front steps of Casa Grande, presented entirely in Spanish. And the final activity the children did was a craft, where they made photo frames and visors. As the children worked their way through all three stations, the gospel of Jesus Christ was presented to them through songs, stories, and sharing. Juan Carlos was able to share the gospel with one of the children’s father and he accepted Christ as his Savior. I wish I could describe how fun it is to hear all the laughing and singing from both Ecuadorian and American young people.
Danielle and Jonathan with children from Calacali during the VBS I am pleased to announce, I will start teaching Danny and David our Ecuadorian interns English three times a week. When I returned from the States, there was a young woman visiting here, who got the program going and really gave me the confidence to continue on with their studies. As soon as I feel confident with these two young men, I will start to teach Andres’, our guard and Holger, the head worker. Beyond that, Juan Carlos would like me to start with an evening a week just teaching any of the workers who would like to learn. I am so excited about all the possibilities. Pray for me as I put together a curriculum which is beneficial to the boys and meets their needs. Also, if anyone has any input, please send it along my way; I am open to all ideas and suggestions.
As Always, we covet you prayers and love to hear from you,
As God is our Refuge, Mary for the Scholl Family
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