Countries throughout Latin America celebrate children each year with on their own day, Day of the Child. Here in Costa Rica, the day is a national holiday and the kids, of course, have school off! :)
In Costa Rica, the day is celebrated on September 9th each year.
This year, we chose to celebrate on September 8th so we could incorporate the celebration into our weekly Bible Club.
We were excited to be able to have a day of fun and games for the kids as well as the blessing of a small gift.
We are thankful that the Lord has provided over the past year and both Calvary Chapel and our family had been given resources that we could use as gifts for the children.
THANK YOU!!! to Hickory Grove Church, Pastor Ken, and Jesse and Shannon Kelly and the whole church family there- AND the kids of this year's VBS for making the backpacks especially for the kids here in Costa Rica. We had JUST enough for all the kids that came that day! (You provided us with 60 backpacks and we had 55 kids that day!!!!!!) THANK YOU!!! for sharing Christ's love with the kids here that day through your donation. They are all using the backpacks! :)
We really had a wonderful day. We were able to make a bookmark craft, play games, and of course, break piñatas!! (No celebration is complete in Costa Rica without a piñata!!)
And we had a special treat of 'donas' (doughnuts)!! YUMMY!!
Here are a few pictures from the day. Enjoy!
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| playing games |
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| our version of 'Chubby Bunny' was to say "Jesus me ama" with a mouthful of marshmellows! |
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| The first piñata |
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| Joel (I love that his bookmark says 'Believe'...I do believe with all may heart in the work the Lord is doing in him!) |
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| Crystal |
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| Gabriela and Dayana |
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| Jeffrey |
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| Helyi with her one piece of candy she found...I love how her daughter Larissa is in the background, smiling up at her admiringly. So sweet! |
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| GET THE CANDY!!!! :) |
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| Melani |
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| Larissa |
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| Rosiris |
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| making bookmarks |
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Juni and Abagail
(Glad they are all going to their own houses with all that sugar!!) heeheehee |
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| Johan |
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| Elias (hiding his face), Sofia, Yuleisi |
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| Juni, this was her first time at club |
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| Los grandes...the oldest group |
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| Oneider |
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| Larissa with her doughnut. She ate all the icing and then gave the doughnut part to her mom :) |
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| Jason and Oneider |
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| Jose |
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| Siugey, Dayana, Neysi |
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| Audrey with her backpack |
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| Lala |
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| Anahai |
Also a BIG THANK YOU to our home church, First Evangelical Presbyterian Church, for the school supplies you provided last March that we still had. We were able to use those in the gifts, as well!
THANK YOU to all those who provided finacially for the ministry as well as with supplies. The kids of Villarreal thank you for your sacrifices!
THANK YOU for serving them with us through your donations!!!
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