Thursday

Kara here for the team tonight. Sadly I'm not nearly as creative as the students, so my post will be much less... interesting. No fairy tale beginnings, Pulitzer Prize worthy works of art, or raps, just some normal prose to update you on our day in El Salvador.

We had a good day today at the Deaf School. The team shared the story of Daniel and the Lion's Den. We learned the sign for lion, and the kids

looked pretty ferocious and hungry as they prowled around Daniel, I was waiting for someone to take a bite out of Chris. We connected Daniel's story to times in our own lives when we felt afraid and saw God provide for us. Meredith, Megan, and James shared personal stories of fear and trusting in God through that fear.

We sang a few songs for the students too; all of them high energy with lots of motions they can follow along with. We also made lions that doubled as much needed fans. Today was definitely a hot day.

After lunch,while the students were sharing the drama and lesson with the older students, I took some time to relax. I now have a new favorite manicurist. I admired the fingernails of one of the teachers and the next thing I knew one of the moms was painting my nails. In an effort to not offend I had to sit through a manicure in the shade and watch the team's presentation from a distance.

I continue to be amazed as I watch God work in our lives this week. He has given us some neat opportunities to just be with the students, and teachers. We have certainly made some precious friends this week.

Tomorrow will be our last day at the Deaf School. Please pray for our final few hours with these precious children, teachers, and mothers. We will all be leaving pieces of our hearts here when we leave. However, we will take sweet memories and lots of new facebook friends with us when we go.