Bible Stories, Bracelets, Baseball and More by Kevin and Lisa Eager

Greetings to our family and friends!

Today was an adventure for sure! Due to yesterday’s numerous heavy rainstorms, our bus became stuck in the middle of a muddy road on our way to La Yeguada (Our first village)! Our translators asked us to exit the bus and try to push it out…so…we tried our best, but to no avail! So when they told us to go and sit on the side of the road at the edge of a sugar cane field, many sneakers were also lost in the mud pit!! While we waited for help to come along, Kevin (Mr. Eager) began to fashion new shoes out of the dried out sugar cane stalks and leaves! That helped! We decided that we would make the best out of the messy situation we were in, so we pulled out the arts & crafts bin, and started to use what resources we had to weave a towline! JK, April Fools!

This morning was sunny and beautiful, as we headed out to the first village (there were some muddy spots in the road, but our driver expertly navigated around them)! We arrived at La Yeguada and all of our students’ ministry teams were ready to get started! We had discussed our “plan” of how we would embrace the day, but as we are learning, God sometimes has a different agenda!

As it turns out, God’s plan worked! The teens did GREAT! They were all forced into being flexible, and they all rose to the occasion. The puppet team started our morning off, the music team followed up with some songs, then Elinore and Nick F. were able to teach a lesson about sin, how we are all sinners, and that we need someone to wipe our slate clean, so to speak. It was very powerful, and the adults were all very attentive as well!

 The Arts and Crafts team made “wordless” bracelets with the kids, and most of the adults wanted to make one too! Our evangelism team shared what each colored bead symbolized, and how it can be a reminder to them of what Jesus did for them. Lastly, we were able to reinforce that message using the “evangeball” (a baseball with the same colors on it).
 

 Then, a HUGE baseball game! This has been a great relationship building tool with the adult men in this village!

At lunch time, we left La Yeguada, and headed to los Altos (the 2nd village). Here we ate our lunches under a huge shady tree, and relaxed for a while. The girls/women began singing praise songs and hymns, while the boys/men watched our translators and Pastor Ceasar play dominos. It was a great time to renew and refresh ourselves, because we next headed to a school that allowed us to present the gospel through the puppets, bracelets, singing, teaching and the evangeball again!

 

We had over 100 students participate in these activities, and the principal of the school stood by with a HUGE smile on his face! It was a highly successful day to say the least! God is so good!

Thank you all so much for your prayers, and for supporting our team. This is truly a life changing trip, and we cannot wait to share pictures, videos, and more details of our experiences with you! Don’t forget to RSVP for the report luncheon on Sunday, April 14th.

With love, from the team, Lisa & Kevin Eager