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Thanks for your prayers for the first day of the VBS in Las Palmas! So far so good. I believe there were 53 kids there today – a great start and far more than last year. If we grow a bit through the week, we should be able to double last year’s number! Lots of great Bible teaching and talks today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I’m just swinging by to share a few pictures to prove that it’s really happening…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teaching time with Cuco<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Craft time, led by the Hope Team<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Memorizing verses<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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End of day pose<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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