VBS in El Llanito

“Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”" Matthew 19:14

Two weeks ago, John and I were able to help out with a vacation bible school in El Llanito. A few members from a church in California helped to facilitate.  The same church has worked with Serve One for the past couple of years to help coordinate the week.  I just thought it was great that the community openly allows their salon/school to be used for this purpose. It was also very encouraging to see many of the parents attend alongside their children.  There were bible memory verses, messages given about Christ, time for singing and prayer, and games.  John bonded with some teenage guys and I was able to talk with some of the mom's about opportunities for adult English classes ... possibly expanding some of our offerings.

It was great to be around other Christians and to talk about God. I met one girl, Yunitca, and she was taking care of her little 2 year old brother throughout most of the session.  I sat with her and read some of the material that was distributed in Spanish and just talked to her about her life. She is in 6th grade and it's just amazing the responsibilities that these young boys and girls have at such a young age.

Here's a picture of me giving out tattoos of God's Costa Rican animals (mainly frogs and toucans).

A very special week and it was great to connect with this community!!