Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday morning we woke up to rain pounding on the roof. Immediately we could tell that it was going to be a "semper gumbi" day. =) Because of the rain, we were not able to go with our original plan of outside games so we were forced to keep over 200 children in doors for all of the activities. During the actual VBS time, the city was working on the water which meant we had clogged toilets and a lot of thirsty children and workers. God is good though. We combined for the Bible story and the missionary story , and things went really well. Several children made professions of faith, proving once again......."God is in control"!!! Several of the local teams had challenged our guys in basketball, but an hour before the game we were told that a tropical depression might be headed our way! Pastor Jackson canceled church and informed the team that the church was a local hurricane shelter. However, God had other plans. At 6:30, we decided to go ahead and have church. Jon Sexton preached, and Nathan, Stephen and Doris sang specials. It was a great evening of fellowship together with our our Vincentian brothers and sisters in Christ.
Thursday morning was VERY exciting. We fully expected to cancel because of the storm, but we packed the church again for the last day of VBS. A few adjustments had to be made because of sporadic rainfall, but we worked together as a team and God blessed our efforts. A number of children made professions each day as the gospel was presented in each Bible story and the missionary story about the life of Hudson Taylor.
Thanks for your prayers and kind comments. We are experiencing God's grace in a big way and are learning so much while here.