When we arrived in Mexicali and heard the plans for the week, I thought that this Saturday would be a day of relaxation and reflection. The plan called for us to finish our work at the church in the morning and return to celebrate with the children that evening. When Pastor Gregario asked Sheldon and I to preach on Sunday, that meant we needed some prep time. Both of us are pretty good but not good enough to just pull a sermon out of the air. So Saturday became a day of preparation for us.
The rest of the group went off to the church and finished painting the sanctuary. They also put everything back together again. They hung the blinds and set up the musical equipment and the pulpit furniture.
We all returned for the evening celebration and helped out with the games. Sheldon took charge and the kids quickly caught on even though he didn't speak the language. There was laughter and excitement and lots of memories made that evening. As the day passed we knew the kids were looking forward to having cake and taking a shot at the pinata on the closing night of Vacation Bible School.
Eileen ordered a cake for the kids and we found out that they had also ordered one. Ours was beautiful. It featured a yellow sculpted cross with the words, "Jesus is our Friend" in Spanish. Their cake featured Sponge Bob. We felt right at home.
Watching the kids play the pinata was a blast. They added a few twists to it that made it even more fun than usual and we may try to incorporate them when we get back home. After the party we came home exhausted and retired early so we would be ready for church in the morning.
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