This is group effort entry. This part is from Heather. Eury helped me with a bunch of Spanish songs to teach during VBS. I was able to teach them all the first two days, and Andrea even added a few more in English. Those kids were so excited to sing "Mi Dios es muy grande" I was really touched. God enabled me to teach music in a language not my own and kids got excited about God. And many of the kids made very important decisions, but I'll let Andrea tell you about it:

VBS has been such an amazing experience. To see the joy on the children's faces and the excitement in hearing about Jesus has been very refreshing. Throughout this week we have been discussing the life of Christ to approximately 70 kids, some of them who did not even know who Jesus was. Despite the barrier of language, the children have been very excited to hear about Christ and the message that someone is valued and loved is easily translated to those who are starving for affection. Needless to say, after walking through the life of Christ from birth to death and resurrection, we experienced personally more than 50 children commit their lives to the Lord. To see the joy on their faces after their decisions to follow Jesus is an experience I will never forget. God is doing an amazing work in the lives of the kids here.

Heidl, one of the boys that attended VBS, kept emphasizing over and over how prior to accepting Jesus into his heart, he felt alone and over-burdened. He kept saying that now that he had Jesus and the Holy Spirit he was no longer alone and felt a peace and joy from Jesus in his heart. He was one of the boys who earlier was very distracted and needed a lot of guidance from his leader to participate in the group. It is Jesus who is working in the deepest of hearts, even when we cannot see from the exterior that he is at work. Only Christ deserves all the glory, for He alone can change lives, especially those of the broken-hearted.

Heather again: Yesterday we also fed the kids lunch at VBS. I had a very large group (fourteen children) and was pretty involved with food distribution. When I realized some of the kids had stacked three+ sandwiches, I asked them why. "Mi madre, mi padre, mi hermano" they said. They were taking them home to their families. It hit me that the 160 sandwiches I'd made that morning had greater significance than lunch; I was struck by the needs of the community and the generosity of the kids. I was so glad I'd made enough they could have seconds and thirds (and one girl claimed to have eaten 8). Our craft was salvation bracelets (you know, the black, red, white, blue, green and yellow beads) and after VBS, so many of the children came up asking if there were extras so they could share them with their friends and families. Three of the girls who accepted Christ begged us (and were so patient with us when we needed it repeated 17 times in Spanish) to come back to church tonight. They want to tell their families about Jesus and have us be there to witness it. God's hand is truly with us, and it's incredible to watch Him work, in us as a team and in the people we are here to serve.