We have been making the rounds to the ABC celebrations in the local churches. It's fun to see how each one has a little different take on the whole thing. The day always starts with some form of corporate worship, lead by the kids. Then on to talent show (Bible reading, singing, dramas, skits) and then competitions and lunch. Somewhere in the mix, they present the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners of the points accumulated during the year. As a recap, the kids get points in the program for grades, Bible school attendance, writing letters to their sponsors, and health checkups. At the end of the year we tally up the points and prizes are given for top points getters. Theoretically they could all get 1st prize, but it doesn't seem to work out that way!
They did great this year, with more first place prizes than last year and fewer failing, which is always great. This year we really saw the older kids step up and take responsibility for the activity and demonstrate their spiritual maturity in their encouragement of the younger kids. Thank you to all of you who sponsor kids in this program. The families ask us over and over to personally thank you and tell you what a blessing the program is to them.
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| Worship leaders for the Chichicastenango activity. They sang, preached and sang some more. |
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| These singers had been practicing! |
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| First place winners from Xepocol. |
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| Memory verse competition. They were all pretty good, but Silvia cranked out the most verses! |
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