The students sang and preformed songs and dances for everyone. The program also consisted of reading the Candy Cane Story, a movie, a meal and games. The children are so energetic, happy, and full of love. In the afternoon, we went back up to the mountain.
The team split into two groups, my group [consisting of Rachel, Julia, Emily, Cody, David (translator), and I (Sarah)] went and played soccer with the children from the community at the overlook (a church that was damaged during the earthquake that has a beautiful view of the ocean and the mountains in the background). As we traveled up to the overlook our trail of children grew in number as we went along. After playing soccer for a while the number grew to about 20-30 children.
When we were there I talked to the children about hand washing and how to prevent spreading diseases. Julia then also taught a Bible lesson about David and Goliath. She did a wonderful job! This was an awesome ministry opportunity, especially because our group was only expecting to play soccer.
Being here makes me wish that I knew the language better. But despite the language barrier, there is no mistaking the joy on the children’s face. A smile truly is the universal language!
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