We wandered the farm for a bit, fed the cows some oranges - watching in wonder at their long tongues wrapping around hands and oranges alike and swallowing them whole - the oranges, not the hands – and knocked some coconuts to the ground!!!
We drank the milk and scraped out the coconut jelly for a snack. Brianna caught a baby chick, narrowly escaping a pecking by the mother hen.
Pastor Jose and his wife are recovering from having strokes so we continue to pray for their health and the return of their strength.
Today was the last ½ day of school for the TCA students; so, while they endured the morning, we all found spigots to fill as many water balloons as possible before the “Great Balloon Bust” at 11:30 to properly close out the school year!
We lost count, but there were easily 650 balloons done when Emerson came for the containers. We sent some across the way to the school yard for the kids to throw and kept some this side of the draw to catapult with our balloon sling shot.
On the count of three, about 65 students stormed the balloon buckets and tubs and had an all out balloon fest! Then the balloon shots started from across the way and the kids ran around like crazy trying to catch the incoming balloons. When all was said and done; teachers, students and even we were soaked!
It was exciting to see everyone having such fun and engaging with us as sponsors of the end of school event. The whole thing was like “Gone in 60 Seconds!”
A trip into town was in order this afternoon for more food supplies for the mission house, and – of course – more Fanta! We also picked up a couple of watermelons – can’t live without them around here. We made a trip to the local Chocolate Factory, took the tour and some pictures, then bought some of the chocolate – it is so very good!
Now is the slow time for the little factory with two small vats for mixing chocolate into a creamy confection.
But they have a website and they ship chocolate to the rest of the country! There are so many tiny enterprises in Punta Gorda; but, they all seem to manage to stay in business, regardless of their size.
Home again, Emerson came by to ask if Miles could take the teachers into town to order supplies and uniforms for next school year, which Miles gladly did. We appreciate the fact that we are able to serve in a way that is appreciated and needed for this school.
We are going into town this evening to eat shrimp for the first real team outing for a meal. We are looking forward to this time to regroup, recoup and review the week and what is left for us. We are over halfway through our time here, which is hard to believe. We want to be able to get ready for our last big event, which is the VBS/Activities on Saturday morning. Also, tomorrow, we will be enjoying a cultural exchange day. Please pray for our VBS/Activities preparation and execution and our time of embracing the things of the Belizean culture. Please pray for our safety and our energy. We need a lot for Saturday in the sun and humidity - and pray we have a great turnout of children!
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