Monday, January 4, 2016
They blew the horn at 6:00am and I got up, got dressed, and did my own morning devotion. Then we all met upstairs for morning worship and a speaker. Then we went down to the Dining Hall for breakfast. For breakfast I had a roll and ham. We loaded up on the cattle trucks and headed to different villages. I did Children's Ministry and we were headed to the Margarita Village. As soon as we pulled in the kids started running towards the trucks. They were so excited to see us. We took the kids into the church and Carol-Lynn (the wonderful lady in charge of Children's Ministry for the week) introduced herself and talked to the kids a little bit. Luckily we had a couple of translators to help us interact with the kids because they spoke Spanish. We sang some songs in both English and Spanish and read some stories to them. Then we took them outside to a big field to play. It was so crazy. Some kids played different games with balls, some kids played with nail polish, and then some kids would just run and jump on you. I don't know how many kids I ran around with on my side, back, or shoulders. At one point in time I actually had two kids on me at once. It was so awesome seeing the kids smile and laugh and just have so much fun. Eventually it came time for lunch and we met up with the construction workers and had sandwiches. It was really hard to eat with the kids standing across the street. I found a cute dog to play with for a little while we waited for everyone to finish eating. After lunch we rounded the kids back up and took them back into the church for a craft and some more stories and songs. Then we went back outside and ran around some more. The kids absolutely loved looking at and playing with our phones and cameras. They really enjoyed taking pictures of themselves and other people. Some of the girls painted our nails and braided our hair. Before we knew it it was 3:30pm and it was time for us to head back to the compound. After spending all day with the kids it was really hard to leave. The one girl I spent all day with hugged me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. We said our goodbyes, loaded back on the cattle trucks, and headed back to the compound. When we got back I got a shower and it was time for dinner. For dinner I had a roll, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Then we got back on the cattle trucks and headed to the Cowboy Church. That church was a lot of fun. We sang "When the Saints Go Marching in" and marched around the inside of the church and the outside of the church. That was definitely my favorite part. After church ended we got back on the cattle trucks and traveled back to the compound. We got back, played some cards, ate some ice cream, and went to bed.
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| Showing him how to take pictures |
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