Honduras, Thursday, Day 6

It was the last day of planned and structured ministry. The busy schedule was beginning to wear us thin. We also needed to shift some people back to the construction team to finish the floor at El Socorro.

We were all a little weary, but we also had the routine mastered. At the first school we had difficulty holding the student's attention.

One of our world-class puppeteers looks over the audience

One of our world-class stage hands  . . .

Doris gives some last minute coaching about the height of the puppets above the stage.

Mark has the speaking duties this morning. I'm running the camera.

At least, most of the time I'm running the camera. Occasionally I wind up on camera.

This is the story of Zaccheus (Spanish: Zaccheo). The puppet with his mouth open is Zaccheus.

Precious people, wonderful faces . . .

The last school of the day may have been our best of the whole trip. The students were well-disciplined and attentive, and even the teachers seemed engaged.

Goodbye, until next time . . .

After returning to MEDA for lunch, we were driven over to Betania for the final VBS day. A torrential downpour required that we make adjustments to the schedule, but the Hondurans seemed to take it in stride and it was a great afternoon. This is the end of their rainy season, and it rained at least a little nearly every day (and some days, a lot more than a little!).

When we arrived at the church, the children were eagerly waiting for us.

The coming rainstorm . . .

This little guy has in his hand the craft of the day (one of Gideon's torches). We also gave out trumpets (kazoos). From then on, the VBS sounded like a giant bumblebee nest, with the thrumming of all the kazoos.

Think about the amount of work required to hold a VBS in your church. Then think about about planning one that you are holding 1800 miles away. All the little parts of a craft for all the children must fly with you, travelling in carefully packed, bulging suitcases. All the glue, scissors, crayons, etc. Thank you to all the BFC team, many who did not travel with us, who cut out shapes, organized, planned, purchased supplies, etc. Your labor made our ministry a success.

This is Ingrid, one of our teen interpreters. She is a delightfully pleasant young lady, and extremely helpful. I am so impressed by the spiritual quality of their teens. It is clear that they love Christ. Ingrid is just one example of many.