Day Seven

There were 17 kids out for wiffle ball today and some new adults stopped by to watch and take photos. Three were new players and the rest returnees.

Tomorrow is our tournament. We are hoping that lots of kids will turn out. We have had a display of medals, trophies and other prizes throughout the week. We have two skits ready, one of the teens will do a testimony and it will be translated, we'll have the awards ceremony and whatever else Gil has planned. Pray!

The gym we are using belongs to the town and the school has first dibs on it. It is a nice facility, mainly set up for soccer but also with movable basketball hoops. The school has fed us a delicious lunch each day at 1 p.m.

The garden project was finished this afternoon and the auditorium ceiling is textured but not yet painted.

Tonight is the Portugal-Germany soccer game. Half of the group went with Gil and Chris to a Bible study out of town. They will watch the game, have Bible study during half time and then finish the game. The rest of us are here at Gil's house. We have the game on and will bake cookies for the kids tomorrow and maybe play some games.

The temperatures couldn't be better and the surroundings are so lovely. We have the windows open and it is comfortable. There are hills with vineyards around Arruda and you can see for a long ways.