VBS - days 1 & 2

6/4/12

8:08pm

So.

Today was the first night of VBS.

And there was a lot going on.

I feel exhausted.

Seriously.

I woke up this morning around 7,

And I’ve just been going ever since.

We were supposed to go out and hand out flyers to the village around 9 this morning,

But what do ya know,

It was raining.

Yet again.

Haha.

Anyway, we ended up getting more of the decorations for VBS painted and ready.

Then we went to lunch with Pastor Eilse and Mrs. Lucy at The Deluxe.

It was pretty good.

Afterwards, we got some more things ready for VBS.

And some more stuff ready.

And some more.

It was a never-ending preparation for it.

But,

Finally,

Kids started showing up.

And it was crazy.

It was still pouring outside,

But we ended up having 70 kids show up!

It’s crazy!

I had around eight 5^th and 6^th grade girls with me.

It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.

The girls didn’t know how to respond to a lot of the questions I was asking.

They knew how to respond in Samoan, but not in English.

So, I was really thankful for Sonya, a Samoan native who is fluent in both Samoan and English.

She was able to ask them questions in Samoan and get them to answer her.

So, even though I had no idea what they were saying,

I at least knew that they were understanding the material.

I can only hope and pray that the Lord continues to work in the hearts of these girls and that hopefully they will open up and speak to me some before the week is out.

But other than that,

Tonight was a great night!

I pray that God captures the hearts of many while I’m here.

Anyway,

I think that’s really all.

I’m thinking that I’ll go to bed sooner rather than later.

I didn’t sleep well last night.

And for some reason I’m extremely exhausted.

Anyway,

My thoughts end here. 

6/5/12
So.
Today was pretty great.
This morning we went out shopping.
And I got lava lavas!!
Finally. 
(Lava lavas are a wrap-around skirt
that the women on the island wear
to be modest.)
I've been wanting to get some
ever since I got here,
but today was the first time that I've gotten it!
I'm so excited to wear them!
Ah!
Anyway, after we went shopping,
we got back and started getting
things ready for VBS.
We didn't have as much to do today,
it was mainly just getting snacks ready to go.
(Also, in my down time I got to chat with
my parents and a good friend.
It was great.)
But we got everything ready to go.
And then, basically it was time to start.
(It's really amazing how
fast time flies by here!)
But anyway, tonight was a little better
than last night.
I got two new girls in my class tonight.
During class tonight,
the girls really didn't speak that much either.
And I didn't have Sonya here with me either.
So it was interesting.
But I think the Lord still made sure that the
girls understood.
Or at least I hope so.
I don't know.
I have so many doubts about being
here and that I'm not really
helping.
But I know that the Lord has great things in store.
So,
putting my doubts and fears aside,
the Lord can do great things.
I am teaching them Scripture.
I am teaching them Bible truths that they can cling to.
It's all in the Lord's hands.
So,
I think tonight was good.
I am extremely tired.
Yet again.
I just can't get over it.
I think it's the heat....
I kinda really do.
Maybe the heat is just getting to me
and making me sleepy all the time.
But at least every night I get some sleep!
haha.
Anyway,
not much else is new...
we are continuing our VBS tomorrow night.
So I'm looking forward to it!
Blessings.