Guarari is the name of the barrio that we have been doing our ministry in this past week. This is by far the poorest neighborhood in Heredia. Each day we arrive in Guarari and set up for Vacation Bible School in their community center - a one room cement building in the middle of the barrio.
Each day we would arrive and the kids would be eagerly awaiting us. This past week was part of their 15 dayt summer break from school, so there were always lots of kids to entertain. Every day they would be waiting for us to arrive, and start clapping and cheering when they saw our big white bus pull up.
Amongst all this poverty and sadness, we had the amazing opportunity to show love and offer hope to kids in this neighborhood. Seeing what kind of home situations the children come from, it was such a blessing to be able to sing songs and make crafts with them, which brought smiles to their faces and filled them with joy.
Too much fun for this little boy, Jefferson
It was very sad to leave on the last day, but luckily I am staying here for a while still and will have an opportunity to return in the coming weeks with the next team.
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