Today, Tuesday, we met at the church of Guanabo for a morning devotional. I particularly enjoy how interactive the kids are in study; each is willing to contribute and be sincere. Everyone participates in the singing as well, and many of the girls are brought up to sing particular songs. They even sang a worship song in English for the team, and Rachel, Oscar, and I were called up on stage to do the same. “It sounds like Chinese” Pastor Alexis told me.

Oscar and Rachel both spoke. Oscar warmed up the kids with a game, then proceeded into deeper subjects. He was kind enough to hit the main points in English for me, so I got the gist of his lesson. It was about the fullness of God; we need to admit our sins, submit to the Lord, and be obedient. Rachel talked about the global awakenings in the early 1900 that affected many countries and how to apply it to our lives today.

Small group discussion after teaching

After the teaching, the camp played some games. They are serious about their games and earning points for either rojo, verde, azuel, or amarillo. They come up with all of the games on their own. We had one where blindfolded volunteers had to find their team based on the animal call. The next game was a version of tennis. Two people from two of the teams held a towel between them, cradling a water-balloon. 

They would toss it over a makeshift net to the other team, who would have to catch it in their towel and return it. This quickly became a heated competition (which is to be expected with boys) and had to be cut short for lunch.

After lunch, the kids went to Havana, but the team remained in Guanabo for some much needed recuperation. Now we are ready to resume the activities of tonight! 

            Hasta Luego,            

                        Emily