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A recap of the past 2 days

On Wednesday and Thursday, we went to the Sabanilla school from 8:30 to 10:30. We had to go in the morning due to a teacher strike that cut the school day short. Randi, Hope, and Hannah performed a puppet show both days and then the rest of the group helped with snacks, crafts and activities. The children at the school have loved the VBS as well as playing with us. One of their favorite games is follow the leader. Wednesday afternoon we visited the English teacher’s wife’s school in downtown Sarchi. During the VBS, there was a huge rain storm but we teamed together and figured out how to still do the activities with the kids. After the second VBS we went back to Gracia Church for the last VBS of the night and Gospel Meeting. There were 80 people total that night. On Thursday afternoon we went to a disability center for adults and performed another puppet show and had a craft. For the craft, we made links out of paper with our names on then. We connected the links together to show our common bond of love. While we were there, they showed us the clothes pins and artwork they had been working on. Later that night, we went back to the church. It was the last night of the gospel meeting and there were approximately 60 people there. After the meeting, Scott headed to a hotel by the airport for an early flight this morning. We will miss having him here, but are excited for the rest of the trip. Thanks for reading! Remember to follow @torchmissions on Instagram for photos from the trip. 

With love, 
Rachel and Lily 

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