Beach day!

We had an awesome time at the beach today. 28 friends, family and children boarded two different vehicles and headed to Playa de Pochomil. It's about a 45 minute ride from El Crucero driven by our friend and pastor Moses. (Thank you Moses!)Yes, we left two hours later than expected but it was well worth it. The kids had a great time in the water.

The beach was peaceful and beautiful and with the extra eyes, ears and hands of 3 other wonderful missionary woman, we were able to keep an eye on all of the children. 

We stayed out on the beach long enough to watch the sun set.

Thank goodness Tony decided to start the grill just before the kids decided that they would starve to death and we had our fill of hot dogs...Yummy... I haven't had a hot dog in over 3 months. 

As we were boarding the van to head back home a young boy of about 5 came up to us. He stood around and smiled at us all. I was so happy to watch Kyle, a fellow missionary here and brother in Christ befriend him with simple questions like What's your name? How old are you and How many brothers do you have?

Just before we left Kyle asked him if he knew that Jesus Christ loved him. The young boy shook his head no. "Well, He does love you and so do I" He gave him a hug and the boys face lit up. After Kyle fished in the van for something to give him, we waved at the smiling young man as he held on to his mango...smiling. 

I love to see the love of Christ shine through!

More to come...