Today was an eventful day for sure! This morning we got up with the team and had my favorite breakfast here...gallo pinto (rice and beans) , fried sweet plantains, and eggs with cheese and ham. Yummm.
Spenc and I went to the school today and ended up going to visit the house of a couple of our students. Their home life broke my heart. The two kids are in 1st grade and are 7 and 8 even though they appear to be 4 and 5 because of malnutrition Their mom is in jail and their dad is no where to be found. They're living with their grandmother who is extremely sick and cannot work. They have one small cot/bed and all the kids (they have two smaller siblings) sleep on a wood platform. We went to visit them with a couple of the other teachers to see how we might be able to support them. It broke my heart but we got to pray with them and over the family. This is why we're here. To love on the people and show them Christ in everything we do. That's not only why we're here but why we are alive.
The rest of the team headed to San Jose this morning and as I've heard they worked really hard. By the time I got there with lunch some of them had already started getting things ready for the next team coming. The rest of the afternoon I worked in the house setting the rocks for the walls and filling in holes with mortar. I love what I do. :) Everyone on the team is working so hard and the spirit that they carry with them all day makes every job enjoyable for sure. A few of them worked on the first house and put the roof on.Everyone's getting excited to have the family actually move in and start enjoying the blessing of a new house! That should be in the next few days. WHOO HOO!
This afternoon we all kept working hard and came home to a beautifully decorated team house because it's JASPER'S BIRTHDAY! We had a fun dance party after an amazing chicken lasagna from the ladies in the kitchen and a wonderful birthday cake. Fun was had by all. Now we just fininshed up getting things ready for VBS in the morning and it's devotional time so I better run but God bless y'all and have an awesome night!
Que Dios les bendiga!
M.
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"Fun was had by all!" Happy Birthday, Jasper...My heart was heavy as I read about the family you went to visit. I will be praying for them too. I suppose they are very fortunate to have the two older children in a school. I know God has great things for those that know and love Him. God Bless you All! When does the next team arrive? Is it this summer?
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Mom (Mrs. Babs)