The last day of VBS was shorter because we only had the kids half the day. The other half of the day we worked on the musical for their parents. It is amazing how the kids learned 5 songs in just 3 days. We also had the opportunity to share the gospel with a Mexican boy who came to our VBS. His family was staying at our hotel and decided to put their children in VBS. Although he and his brother participated eagerly and practiced the bit of English they knew, he did not show much of an interest in spiritual matters until the last day. On the day we talked about salvation, he said he had been baptized as a baby and was right with God. We talked with him, but on Thurs. he asked many questions. His first one was, "What is the difference between Catholics and Christians?" For those of you reading this who are Americans, Catholics don't consider themselves Christians in Latin America. I let the missionary kids answer him. They do this all the time! I was so proud of them as they shared the gospel with him and answered his questions with Scripture, knowledge, and genuine concern for him. We gave him an English Bible so he could practice and a Spanish gospel of John. His brother received a Spanish Bible. His mother had the opportunity to meet many of the missionaries when she saw the final performance. We pray that the seed planted will grow.
It was hard to say good-bye. My 5th and 6th graders teared up as they each hugged Andrew and me. The kids look forward to this annual event where they get attention and love from people besides their parents and get to see MKs just like them.
Last night we stayed over in another hotel as we were bumped from ours. The taxi rides there and back were a little cramped (see picture). It was great though, and we enjoyed shopping and looking around Tequisquialpan, a small city a half hour away from here.
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