Regardless of what part of the world you live in, we can find a way to celebrate one of the best events in the history of the Christian religion. The sun rises early here and we had plenty of time to get ready for church service and our afternoon activities. We returned to Bethel Baptist Church in the community of Dumfries. This is a special place for our team, as we helped build and paint an apartment addition for the pastor and have worshipped with them for 4 strait years. Church service had an Easter theme and we sang a collection of songs, including Up From the Grave He Arose. Some of our students had prepared music for service and they did a great job performing for the Jamaicans. It is amazing to see students use their talents to bring God's glory to others.
After church, we ate some lunch on the bus and got ready to play against the community volleyball team. This tradition started 4 years ago and the Jamaicans have gotten exponentially better each year. Our students played hard and it was a great way to reach the community members through sports. While the game was being played, many of our team members played with the children who had been in church earlier in the morning.
We concluded our evening back at the house with dinner, some pool time, and team time, where Coach Edwards taught the team a concentration game which made for some great entertainment. We will be up a lot earlier tomorrow morning with painting on the agenda, and we are looking forward to a great day tomorrow!
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