Sorry I've been a negligent blog updater! We've been way too busy to not use any extra time for eating or sleeping. I have a few days to blog about, so i'm going to get straight to it!
Day 4
Today was our first day to go to the Care for Kids La Paz ministry and feed the hungry children. I'll tell you the best thing to be able to do in the world is see a need, and fill that need. The kids were just in need of some lovin, and (after we got over the sleep deprivation) we were fully capable of filling that need. To make it to the top of the mountain in time to feed the kids we had to be in the van at 6:10 am. This means that we arrived just in time to miss the sunrise because we were busy feeding the most adorable kids ever. We were all given an assignment, some of us were washing dishes or flipping pancakes while others were giving the kids melon and vitamins. Everything was extremely regulated, just because the resources are so scarce. It's remarkable that the ministry is able to reach all of the children it does. Over the course of the day I heard that Care for Kids La Paz feeds about 100 kids every MWF morning before school.
The kids are also given a snack for the school day, be that a yogurt or a piece of fruit. These kids were the most grateful and well behaved that I've ever experienced. It was so weird to see the older children stepping in to help their younger siblings, even if the older was only 5 years old.
After the breakfast we headed over to the Seminary to do some work there. Mostly the work at the seminary was surface work, painting and sanding and more painting. At first we thought this was a nice break from working at the burnt house, until the sun came out. Then we all just wished we were back in bed.
After a few hours we wrapped up the painting and headed back to Casabuena for dinner and to hang out. We were thinking about going down to the Machala but nobody had the energy for that so we hung out at the pulapa and watched monday night football until it was time for bed.
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