Jambo!

That is swahili for hello! This is how we start everyday of VBS. There is even a song- it is a favorite:) The last two days have been really crazy. The first day was pretty disorganized but our team tried to pull it together. Tuesday was almost worse because the sign below fell down and a lot of the members of the church spent the morning putting that up so we got started pretty late. The kids don't seem to mind though. This blog is mostly pictures with short descriptions because we are short on time. We are going non-stop here, between VBS and discovering the city. We would ask one quick prayer request though, and that would be for the teens in VBS. That's right- teens! The way the church set up there VBS is age 5 to 16. The older kids are having trouble being enthusiastic and who could blame them? The curriculum is not for them. After a lot of brain storming we decided to hand over the closing program on Friday evening to the teens. They will still have their Bible time but other than that they will be working on skits and songs. Please pray that their enthusiasm would grow and that they would be a good tool for the younger kids!

This is Kristi-she is the AU person working on crafts.
Abbey Road---people are not smart! Meaning: there are stories and more pictures.
Jacob helping with crafts. He is an artist so the kids always want him to draw things f or them. He takes requests!
They made Lions on Tuesday!
This is Brittany the snacks mistress! She is awesome!
The children love the tall stranger Zach. He can usually be seen with one of them on his back!
This is Simona and her friend that she brought with her on the second day. She is so smart!
Jennie teaching and demonstrating.
The girls at the semi-top of St. Paul's Cathedral.
We love you all!

Thanks for the prayers!

Debbie and Jennie