After a tour of the Compassion center facilities and a home visit, we retuned to the center for a little vacation bible school. I was asked by our group leader to read a bible passage written in Spanish. I was prepared to give it a go but apparently it got bumped and never came up so I handed out suckers and blew bubbles instead. We also made animals with silly putty. I think the lesson must have been on Noah’s ark because the bible passage I didn’t read had to do with God promising not send another flood. That explains the emphasis on making silly putty animals. I tried my hand at it but the bubbles and suckers went over better. A little boy absconded with my bubbles but I had more. Later when we were about to leave and after the group picture with the center staff, the staff people handed out little gifts to our group: paper flowers in a nice bamboo holder for the ladies and a pen in the same bamboo holder for the gentlemen. My little friend who I gave the bubbles to talked the staff people into letting him give me my gift. From the rock star welcome we received on arrival, the warmth and friendliness of the people all through the day through the parting gifts, well, I’ll just say it warmed the heart of this old sinner.