Tico Tuesday, October 8th

Didn't I just write about a Bible Bee last week? Well, yes, but the one we had this past Friday was just for the kids at the Bible Home and the Enrique Strachan School (that we have on site) and it was very different this year! Instead of just having teams with color names, this year we had a food theme. We used 6 foods mentioned in the Bible: milk, eggs, figs, honey, bread, and figs.

Each group had breakfast with the typical gallo pinto, eggs, and bread, plus the food that corresponded to their group. Some people got really creative. The milk group had arroz con leche (like rice pudding), the fig group had fig ice cream on top of graham-like crackers and a couple mini-marshmallows on top. During that breakfast/snack time, the leader of each group gave a short Bible lesson about the food that corresponded to their group. (The picture is about the one on milk. As you can see, the leader went all out!) Then, the children went from station to station: bowling, "fishing," playing Jenga, memory, and more in order to review everything they've learned over the course of the year in their devotions. It was a lot hard work, but there were many hands to make it light, and everything turned out splendidly (even in spite of a couple snafus). I hope to get some pictures on facebook in the next few days here. Some kids have already given me some great feedback about the activity. I am blessed to have such amazing coworkers and so many people that were willing to help and make the day special for the kids. I'm continuing to learn a lot about putting this activity together and am already looking forward to planning and coordinating it next year!
Thanks for your prayers and support. God is doing wonderful things in the lives of our children here!
Carrie