puppets, shopping and car rides.

today was a nice third day of vbs. the theme for today was that "God watches over you," the little kiddos respond, "thank you God!" everyday we have had a little phrase like that that we say and that they respond with their "thank you God!" it's really sweet to hear that phrase even though it's pretty much mandatory for them to say, its nice to be able to hear them thank God, especially when they can say it on their own without us asking for them to say it again. i do puppets in the drama section and my arms get tired really fast after like the 2nd round of kiddos passin through. its funny to see the little ones watch the puppets with their large mouths open so wide and the kids faces watch in awe. not gonna lie, when they put their little fingers up to touch the puppet i do kinda snap at them with the puppet and watch them laugh.
so today was a nice day with our theme and our team. the team is doing well, after vbs and having some amazing "tastees" (these little taco looking, enclosed sandwiches)we all went shopping. its funny, the jamaican shops all pretty much look the same inside and they are all selling the same things. one would expect shops to look different with different merchandise, not the case here. i went into one shop and i saw a lot of green, yellow, black and red hats with some shirts, candle holders, shot glasses and swim suits. i leave that shop, go into another and see the exact same merchandise. however, i loved the walk all of the honking horns kinda annoyed me. its funny, our driver, mikey, he'll honk to random drivers in other cars passing by! i asked him once, "hey mike, why do you honk at them? they aren't swerving or anything, what's the deal?" mikey goes, "yeah, i know them." i couldn't believe that, how did he recognize someone in another car and feel the urge to honk without alerting other drivers. in america if we were to honk at someone that we knew, we would most likely get those famous rude comments from the other cars.
all in all, it has been a fantastic trip so far. i can tell you of all of the funny times with all of the team members and all of the laughs we have shared, but that would be too many small stories for this blog and are better in person for sure. God has definitely been working in the vbs and in our team. keep us in your prayers as we wrap up the week! God be with you!
signin off,
maggie.