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Hey everyone, it's Victoria. Today we got up ate breakfast and headed to church. The church we are doing our VBS at is Grace Baptist Church in Oracabessa. It was the church's Harvest Sunday so we observed the children bringing gifts to the altar. The gifts included bananas, mangos, sugar cane, pineapples, etc. The service was absolutely amazing, especially when the praise and worship team led the music. They had a time during one of the songs where the congregation got up and gave people hugs, it was remarkable how friendly and loving these people were. The speaker was a lady from the Jamaican Baptist Union, and she did an excellent job. After church we went to the grocery store for lunch items. We took our lunches back to the resort and ate here and then relaxed until it was time for dinner. For dinner last night we ate salad, rice and peas, roast beef, and bbq chicken. Following dinner we had a few hours of free time. I took a nap but most of the kids interacted with the other youth groups and played games which someone will write about later. Devotion was at 6:30, we all sat in lawn chairs overlooking the gorgeous ocean. We sang praise and worship songs with the other groups and all shared the different experiences we had during the day. The devotion was concluded with us breaking up into small groups to pray with each other. Our youth group met after the devotion to prepare for Monday. That pretty much sums up Sunday, can't wait to see you all and keep us in your prayers!

Hey this is Chris! I uploaded a few pictures from Sunday! I will try to do an update later about our first day of VBS. Just a little info about the game last night. Our youth group began to play games with each other and the other youth group joined. There is an artist who owns apartment here in the resort that invited some of his friends over and their kids. Your youth group began to play games with all the kids. It was an awesome moment. It is how you wish the world would be! People of all races playing games and just enjoying one another with just genuine love. Guess you need to be here to understand. We love and miss you!