A Fun Day

After a week of hard work it was time for a fun day of rest and adventure. The work team from Magnolia Wesleyan spent their last day in Suriname in a Maroon village.

Our bus took us from a hotel in downtown Paramaribo to a river boat at Uitkijk. We traveled an hour down the river by boat to the village of Santigron. Along the way the people got to see some of the rain forest, including exotic trees, flowers, a manatee, termite and bees nests.

After arriving in the village, cools drinks and a fine meal were served to the team. A highlight of the trip was playing with the children. The village children are always very friendly. They put on a dance exhibition for the team late in the afternoon. Before the dance many of us enjoyed walking through the village or laying in a hammock.

We are grateful for our friends who came from San Diego to help put our floors in. They worked hard and had a great time. And in the process they encouraged two missionary families, had an adventure, and gained a bigger view of God's world. Cool!