Friday, March 27, 2009

Sports Day


A big tradition in Jamaica is an annual sports day. Sports day involves a competition between different teams that are made up of the student body. The kids are broken up into "houses" all year and do various competitions. The competition is ongoing, but this week it started with dramas on Wednesday night. It is a big deal and one of those events that the kids look forward to all year. We are also hosting our first Apostolic team of the year and they are from close to our home in Indiana. The team from Bluffton has been great and we have loved the fellowship. The week has gone to fast with so many exciting things and so we are trying to slow down to savor the time. You can check out some pictures here.

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
'Cause somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much

Every day is a gift you've been given
Make the most of the time every minute you're living

2 comments:

Margo said...

Cute pictures. It's been a l-o-n-g time since I was in Jamaica and I don't have my bearings. Did the Bluffton crew work at Knockpatrick or the deaf village?

Hope you guys are doing well!
Love,
Margo

Kirk and Keri Plattner said...

These pictures were taken at the Montego Bay campus where the Bluffton team came. Beautiful campus, beautiful kids.