July 25, 2007
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Argentina Update #5
Wow, time has flown by here in Argentina. We are now in our last day here. These past two weeks have been packed. Elyse celebrated her 21st birthday last week, including a great party with the Home League ladies. That same night we hopped on a bus for a quick trip to Puerto Iguazu, a great example of God’s beautiful creation. While there we even got to see a toucan (after searching it for the entire two days)! Upon our return we had the normal corps activities, including Youth Group, Sunday School, and the Holiness Service.
This past week was a bit different. We had the privilege of leading the first Vacation Bible School at the outpost in Antequera, which included crafts, Bible, and recreation classes. There was a solid group of children who attended each day and we were able to enjoy great fellowship with the children as well as with the leaders. VBS was wrapped up with a program for all of the family members of the kids, in which the children presented the songs and memory verses from every day of the week. After their performance, they received their “diplomas” and gifts. All in all, the first VBS was a great success .
The weekend was our typical schedule, but with some sad undertones because we were having our “lasts.” We had our last youth group, Sunday School, farewell Holiness Service, even our last “asado”. This summer has been an amazing blessing to us, and we cannot wait to share all of the stories with you.
