From Gretchen Pascoe:

What a great start to the week!  We were so excited to see familiar faces of the children that had greeted us on our “walkabout” yesterday as we invited families to join us for Vacation Bible School.
In spite of a slightly later start than planned…remember it is Island time!...we had a rousing morning of music, crafts, snacks (of course), Bible Story and especially sweet fellowship with some lovely children.
The village we are working in is one of considerably poorer, often broken, families with little financial means and even less support (financial and otherwise) from local government.  Our venue is the area outside the community center, but I use that term very loosely.  It is a setting unlike any community center I have experienced in the United States.  (Picture an empty lot surrounded by small slabs of concrete and simple shacks.)
This is a neighborhood of folks with little hope in the outside world.  What a privilege it is to have a chance to offer the hope of Jesus Christ.
The afternoon was spent at a local orphanage run by an Anglican Ministry.  It was both heartbreaking (as mom to see children without parents) and yet a beautiful surprise to hear the children join us in singing familiar songs.  Thanks to the influences of the staff and teachers there, those cute kids are learning about the Lord.
Now that we have one day under our belts, we are really looking forward to tomorrow and what it holds!