so kris and deanna are bloggin on this one. not dating…… last night we had some hardcore glow-in-the-dark beach frisbee, and when i say hardcore… i mean it… lyle jobe…… anyways… so this morning the team visited two elementary schools. Basically the story goes as follows: our bus driver is Hatian, not hatin’, and only speaks Creol, for real. His boss and our main trip coordinator dont speak Creol and therefore cannot communicate properly. So presents the problem of our morning… We arrived fifteen minutes late to the first school, which ended up being the completely wrong place. But despite the setbacks, we had great programs with some of the cutest kids after finding the school of correctness. A lot of our students had the chance to share their testimonies and others who have yet to share it are excited to have the opportunity to share God’s messages.

after this, we ended up back at the church practicing for our first Mega Sports Camp later on. during this, we blew up 1,947 soccer balls, basketballs, and cheerleading… balls? once we got everything organized, we headed up to the mega sports center. each one of us split into our groups and got to know ten to twenty kids. they had tons of energy and were very “presh”. overall, the first day of sports camp was a success

after a tiring day, we dribbled back and relaxed and read some of the wonderful comments you guys have been sending us. we always look forward to those at the end of the day. keep it up. on that note, leah almost threw up via the sighting of a cockroach tonight. oh and this place has lizards galore runnin around here all de time. deanna has 87 bites via the bugs and counting.

oh and by the way, i have 3 objects for you……………………

Pastor Jon gives a shout out to Jim from Maintenance

Kris shout outs-
chelsea marshall- i miss yous alot and im giving you a big, brotherly hug when i get back. hear that dev? BROTHERLY.
aerielakrisica- you guys are two of my favs. we are definately hanging out when i get back.
adam ferguson- for reals…. the boys are back… or at least they will be. we ARE learning that dance, you WILL stop mowing lawns, and there WILL be man art.
parents- BIG JIM! and little debbie. i expect tater tot caserole when i get back please.
casey reese- hey
matt burkey- golfing when i get back please? you, me, doug sayers, and ken burkey. the two mustaches against team burknaney.
rich alioth- mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Well. Sam lied. We are blogging tonight yes its after 2 AM and after 4 AM home time. It’s ok though because God pwned tonight.

We’ll start with this morning. We woke up at 6 a.m. and left at 7:34 for a church to present two dramas for the staff there. After that, we prayed for them and vise versa. We then chilled out for a while at the Hosanna Church playing Amazon Women, The Finger Jousting Game, and various jumping over various people. Variously. We then departed to the Christian Escuela near the dump. Some kids lived in houses along the dump. The kids there were very rambunctious yet receptive. A few dramas here and there… bada bing…. And the rest of the morning went blissfully. After the Escuela we drove through the dump. Wow what a sight. It was very hard for us to take in… some of the things we saw. After that we went to the mall for a bit then back to the Escuela. The second program consisted of mostly 12 to 14-year-olds. At the end of the program, we were given the opportunity to pray for the staff. Later, the ninos prayed for us. It was pretty much a prayer fest Jesus party el nino fiesta pwnage 101. Thing.

By the way, my elbow is jacked. Went a little overboard on the doctor skit. It swelled up tonight and then it exploded. They proceeded to amputate my arm. But it’s ok mom. I’m fine. Darth Jim. Fine. Everything’s fine.

Anyways, so much went on today. Tonight’s devotions started out great. Several team members shared their thoughts. Maryssa’s devotion consisted of a “foot-washing” illustration. Each team member was able to bless a friend by washing their feet(baby wipe style) and praying over them. It was a new experience that we all appreciated and cherished.

We have been up for the last couple hours playing a stupid game that doesn’t have a name… we are now going to call it “It is” and It is… a stupid game and we are all frustrated and most of us want to give up but we can’t. Don’t worry we will play it with you all when we get home.