Because the all the kids in town were out of school for Semana Santa (Holy Week), we decided to celebrate with Easter fun at both Kids Club and Youth Group. Here in Costa Rica, there are no plastic eggs to hide or special Easter Candy to eat. So we decided to tell the Easter Story using plastic eggs--talking about the candy treasure inside a plastic egg as a symbol of Jesus as the treasure in our hearts. The kids had a blast! The Hueys, our friends from our home church, are here visiting and they brought a special craft for the kids to do relating to this theme. We even had a plastic egg with a treat inside for each child to take home. They were super excited! We just LOVE these precious children and look forward to ministering to them every Saturday and throughout the week in their homes as well.
We also did a big Youth Group pool party at our house to celebrate Easter. It was more than crazy but lots of fun! Pool, pizza, cookies, friends and fun....great times investing in these precious youth. We really feel like these times are so important as we are fighting to prevent them getting sucked in by the world and it's dark side here in Jaco. For them to be able to escape from everything for a few hours and enjoy a dip in the pool--so refreshing physically and spiritually. We covet your prayers for these precious teenagers and are so thankful for all of you as part of our team from afar. We love you all!
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