Robbers, Spiders, and Mexico-size Watermelons!

We are always excited to receive news from the group of cousins, friends, and Spanish-speaking friends getting ready for the VBS in Mexico.

Above, balloons help with teaching a Bible verse.

Rose (now signing her name as "Rosa" in her text home!) is one of the robbers and cousin David is the other in the skit of the Good Samaritan. I laugh and laugh at her costume--just a baseball cap turned backwards, a bandana, and sun glasses. And the neat thing is that the ooor journeyman is cousin Ezra, who loses his crocs to this out-for-blood bandit!

I really don't know if having a stubborn donkey is reading too much into the story of the Good Samaritan, but knowing donkeys, it is probably very true!

The kids loved the skit!

One of the games played with a little girl dashing around one way and a boy the other.

"Rosa" and Pearl eating "grande" (i.e. Mexico-size) watermelon slices!

A horrifying spider was found on one of the girls' beds, and here it is about to be dispatched!

They said it had baby spiders and egg sacs all over it!

Well, other than spiders, the cousins and friends are having an absolute blast. 

God sent a downpour yesterday to freshen the air and send water in the middle of the worst drought in 100 years, Rose texted. 

Yesterday afternoon or evening, the group walked over to the community hall to decorate it for VBS and to practice skits. Before going inside, they washed their hands and feet in water that was coming off the roof. There is a VERY short supply of water, so they are having to rough it.