3-31-08

Our first whole day in Belize this year. It was pretty awesome. The first thing we did, pretty much, was go over to Bullet Tree. We stopped at the Bullet Tree Falls Church and it looked really good! They redid the floors and just did a little bit of fix-ups, but it really made a difference. The highlight of my day was going over to Spencerville Church and seeing the de Vasquez family again (the family who lives next to the church). Vanessa, Cassie and I were literally hanging out the windows waving. I was SO excited to see them again, I rushed off the bus and then we all hugged. J They are my favorite people in the country. After lunch, we walked around the village inviting everyone to come to VBS and passing out care kits. I realized how God can sort of “hide” blessings. While we were walking, we came to this place called Iguana Junction. We walked over and could see a little bit, and it looked like a bar. We were sort of nervous when entering, but it was quite the opposite. In reality, it is a resort-ish thing run by a British couple. It was absolutely beautiful. The best part was that they told us that if we ever wanted, we could come over and chill, even if they weren’t there. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to take advantage of this opportunity yet (I am writing this on Tuesday). We started our first VBS, and it was awesome. There were lots of kids we didn’t know and many kids returning, it made a cool mix. Afterwards, we had worship at the girl’s house and Pastor Willsey had us do Communion with each other. It was pretty cool. That was about it for the day. Hope everything is going well back home! ~Steven Blondo