The ONE Project - Monday
HOLA!!! So, thats about as much as I know in Spanish…. a little sad eh? Anywho, this morning we awoke, ate and loaded the bus by 8:30 this morning. We were off bright and early to JUMBO which is just like a Super Walmart back at home. At JUMBO we loaded up our baskets with beans, rice, coffee and a few other items to give to the families we were going to see in the village we were visiting. After JUMBO we headed out to the village and I was amazed, as always, by the random goats, chickens, horses, and donkeys we saw on the way (something I cannot get use to I guess). When arriving, the kids just started running in toward the bus, I just couldn’t wait to play with them. : ) We were able to play a game of taps which somehow became a game of keep away. It was so much fun!!! Then, we were able to perform our skit that all of us worked so hard on… this was amazing because everything we had been practicing worked and we presented the gospel to the kids and families. Cory and Kristian shared their testimonies and then Andres spoke the Word to them and presented the Salvation message. We headed back for lunch, which by the way was amazing rice and beans, took a dip in the pool and headed off to another village to play with the kids. We played around, did face painting, balloon animals, and bubbles. It was amazing to see how much joy these kids had, but in life had nothing. The kids continued to have fun wearing us out to the core by throwing us in jail and playing chase. Oh, and having race offs with these kids on our backs. Needless to say we were pooped but had such an incredible time….speaking of poop this needs to be stated… there was a boy named Micheal who seemed to be having more fun laughing at the fact that a random chicken pooped on my foot then anything else. I had no idea what to do. I looked and was of course grossed out by this guacamole looking scat sitting on my foot but I couldn’t help but laugh because of the smile that was on their face when they saw it. Soon it was time to say our goodbyes and it was hard to do. Several of the girls didn’t want us to leave. It was an amazing feeling to say the least. Tomorrow is our work day. I am excited to serve!!! Thanks for reading….
Sandie
