Greetings from Manzini, Swaziland. The rain stopped and we were able to travel the dirt road to Lomngeletjane on Tuesday. The road was slippery from being saturated but Becky did a spectacular job of driving. The drive reminded me of the drive to Lake Tahoe in snow and ice! We were a little late getting to the school because of the weather and the children were waiting for us when we arrived. It was very cold and windy so we did all the activities in the classrooms.....lots of chairs being moved from place to place and lots of rearranging, but it worked out great. We had 40 darling children between the ages of 5 and 15. They were well mannered, spirited and ready to have fun. We had lots of Swazi helpers who translated and made our days easier. The lesson was on the Golden Rule and it went very well. The children decorated bags (for collection of their “treasures”) to be taken home on Friday. In games they did the limbo under a broom stick while saying the Bible verse, “do unto others, as you would have them do to you”. They also played “hot potato” and really loved that.......lots of smiles and laughs.
Today is a beautiful day! It is sunny and clear with a temperature of 60 degrees. The drive to Lomngeletjane was much easier today and we arrived on time!! We had 60 children and they were all very excited to get the Vacation Bible School going. The theme today was “the lost sheep” and the children loved hearing the story and answering questions about the shepherd and his sheep. The cherubs are all very soft spoken and shy about talking in class so we were pleased they participated. The craft was a HUGE hit. They were given small squares to decorate with magic markers and glitter paint. The squares will be made into a “friendship quilt” and into banners. They also decorated a large handkerchief and they did a wonderful job being creative. We all think there are many “budding” young artists in Swaziland. We are very eager to show you pictures of their artwork. Games were able to be outside and the children enjoyed doing races, hokey poky and “follow the leader”.
We made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches both days for the children and the helpers. We gave out a sandwich, an oranges and a drink. For tomorrow we are making poloney (looks like our bologna!) sandwiches. Yum!!! Two of the girls are out now buying 12 loaves of bread and 100 apples.
The team has been very happy with the way the VBS is going and we feel very lifted up in prayer by our families and friends in the USA. Keep the prayers and good thoughts coming and we will keep up the enthusiasm towards these children in this beautiful country.
Hope all is going well at home.
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