Vacation Bible School Continued - Friday

The stars must have aligned; the day was relatively smooth.  Michelle gave the lesson, the crafts concluded as Stevenson, the musician, arrived.  It was almost as if we were on a North American schedule.

The children and adults enjoy all the crafts.  They do not have the discretionary income to buy simple items like paper and crayons.  We had one activity where scissors were used.  Using them was not easy for some adults.  Coloring with crayons, painting with water colors, using scratch art paper, making crosses from tongue depressors, drawing pictures on pennants are some of the crafts.

There are age appropriate crafts.  But, some want to try them all.  Even the translators made their crosses from scratch art paper.  All are enjoying creating their crafts.

A young man, Alex, joined us for the morning.  He is a summer intern with Dr. John Harbottle,. a long term medical missionary from Great Britain.  Just like Parker Sorenson on a previous team, Alex was a hit with the young people.  Alex fit right in, assisting us feeding breakfast (peanut butter and bread), helping with the crafts, and participating in the music.

Later, Sharon Harbottle arrived to observe our Vacation Bible School.  The wife of Dr. Harbottle, her expertise is religious education.  She also pitched in.

Without translators, VBS would be very difficult even with having a native speaker, Michelle Pierre, on the team.  I have hired two neighborhood young men who are fluent in English.  Edwine is self-taught while Jean-Bart learned his English in New York City.  Our driver, Johnny, is also fluent in English.  So, we have enough translators.  Others, who want to practice their English, also help when possible.

Each day, we are taking three large jars of peanut butter.  Also, we are buying 15 bags of bread rolls, 15 rolls to a bag.  Each morning, all is eaten by a hungry people.

Today at lunch time, we watched a toddler looking for more food.  She had already been fed but noticed Ken's lunch on a pew.  Using her tiny fingers, she began to eat his lunch.  What she had eaten earlier would satisfied an older child in the USA.  Obviously, this child is not eating daily like so many in Haiti.  Even though these children eat large portions, they remain hungry.

Want to feed the hungry?  Talk to me.  Bob