6 VBS, 72 Hrs, 140 Kids

Wow, 6 Vacation Bible Schools in 72 hrs!!  Only 4 more & block party to go :)  I am beginning to think a "working" trip might be easier.

 

But the 140 kids we shared the miracles of Jesus with yesterday make it all worthwhile.

 

We saw our own fishes & loaves experience as we handed out flip flops to kids at Progreso...amazing, down to the very last pair.  No child went without!

 

And, a father in Progreso, Javier, was temporarily blinded while welding.  The Dr told him he would not see for 4 to 10 days.  Pete & Cipriano prayed & he was able to return to work one day later!

 

Pray for continued strength, focus & energy as we serve along side our friends of Emmanuel.

 

Blessings & thanks!
Kimberly  (aka Princessa)

 

VBS: Photos, Wind, Rain, and Blessings

Here are just a few photos from our first two days of VBS at Emmanuel and Progresso.  God has been good and we feel blessed to be sharing this time with our brothers and sisters in Mexico.   The weather is hot (mucho calor) and it has been raining, we just experienced a !wind, dust and rain storm during VBS in Progresso, but were able to finish singing and presenting the bible story before having to take shelter.  The children are excited to see us and we have definitely been enjoying interacting with all of them!   Keep the prayers coming, as we are seeing the Lord conquer the obstacles that are put in our path each day.   

Love from all of us!

Heartwarming Hospitality and VBS

We are back at the hotel for almost two hours of rest, prep and/or shopping, depending on personality and age.

As usual the people here are so welcoming and their hospitality is heartwarming.  Ismael Bello from Emmanuel Church said that many teams come to Culiacan to help for a week but the groups from North Haven are like family coming and we mesh together so well.  How wonderful to hear that!

Our first morning of VBS at Emmanuel went very well for a first go at it.  21 kids came, most in the 8-11 age group.  Ivelisa, from Puente de Vida church, has put together an amazing program for the week.  The lessons this week are about Jesus and today's was about his birth. There were new songs, puppets, and a drama with kids acting as shepherds, the wise men, angels and innkeepers.  Our team played Joseph, Mary, a shepherd and an angel. Ask Pete to demonstrate his flying style. Kimberly made an enthusiastic pitch to the kids in the closing activity, promising special prizes to those who bring friends tomorrow.  We were told to expect about 40 kids but some kids don't get out of school until Thurs.

Around 4 we leave for Progreso for this evening's VBS there.  We were there last night for their weekly church service and saw that the building has new trusses up for the roof and they have 30 pieces of metal lamina ready to put on it.

Thank you for all your prayer support!!!  There have been a few attempts by the enemy to cause problems (nothing serious: scrapes, wet VBS materials and headaches) so please pray for God to prevent Satan from hindering the work for His kingdom.

Muchas gracias y Dios los bendiga!
Thank you and God bless you!

Cindy, for the team.

Sunday, July 3

Hi everyone,

We are here safe and sound. Praise God!

 

Ulises, Arnoldo and Octavio picked us up. We made it to the hotel around 9 last night because we stopped at the church in Renato Vega first.  They were celebrating their 8th anniversary!  I can't believe they've been an independent church that long.  They had a collage of pictures showing their history and many of them were of our teams. They were fun to see.

 

Also, last night it was raining a little with lots of lightening so we didn't go up on the roof for our usual meeting.  Octavio and Arnoldo said it was the first rain all year!

 

We are off to church now so I'll write more later.

Cindy