Last week of school

We finished "our" last week of school today because we leave for Managua early on Saturday morning. We helped the kids make a pop-up Christmas card for their parents. They loved coloring the nativity scene and decorating the outside of the envelope. I just hope they don't forget to give them to their parents . . . . I won't be surprised if some of the cards are still in their backpacks in January!

Stephen suggested that we make a JibJab dancing elves card and show it to the kids. So, we uploaded a picture of Miss Roxana, the principal; Miss Estefania, first grade, Miss Melanie, second grade, Miss Hilda, third grade and Miss Michelle, fourth grade, onto the website. The animated teacher version of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was a big hit! The kids thought it was the most hysterical thing they'd ever seen--I wish I had a recording of them laughing. The teachers got a kick out of it, too.

We made the mistake of telling the second graders that we wouldn't be back until January and got mobbed! They sure know how to give hugs!

I'm so thankful for a day off tomorrow so we can get everything on the to-do list done and then psych ourselves up for the 12-15 hour school bus ride to Managua on Saturday. Paula is back in the states to speak at ALBC on Saturday so I'll be running the inflatable solo unless I can recruit some help on site! Please pray for us and the 30+ team members who will join us for the mini-VBS and evening campaigns next week.