Tuesday June 24

Yesterday after quiet time, we ate breakfast. Coffee was so good :) Then we had more quiet time. Amy, Monica, and I went with 2 ladies (Juana and Graciel) to the school. We entered a classroom of about 30 2-4 year olds. We were expecting to just be meeting the students and teachers, but we soon found out that they wanted us to teach. So we awkwardly went to the front of the classroom and we tried to teach numbers 1,2,3 but that kind of failed, so they asked us to sit down. Then the kids were singing songs and in one of them they all had to hug a companero. so, three kids came up and hugged us. Then smiled. After the song ended, a little, beautiful boy walked over shyly and gave me a huge hug!

It was beautiful. They asked us to teach again, so we tried a few songs. That bombed. so, we left when they asked us to. We than had to tell the teachers husband, Fidel, when church started, but we told him the wrong time...oops. At the house, everybody was busy with VBS preparations, so we worked on a lesson for school on Wednesday.

After lunch, we left to go to another village, San Antonio. After an hour walk throught the jungle, we arrived at a much smaller and impoverished village. We waited for kids to show up for a few minutes. Then we started playing futbol and various games. It was incredible to see some of the team with the kids. Getting pushed in the mud and getting lice and doing the silliest things because of the deep love that we all had for these children. We had a VBS in the church which went okay. They were a tough crowd. So, we played more games with them until church started at 6:30.

We put on nice clothes and we sat down. 6 0r 7 other people were there. They sang ONE song that last a half hour. Oh my....then we sang 2 English songs, and one in Spanish. It was awkward...they just stared at us. Then we drimed it up. Then there were 3 God stories (personal storied about God working in our lives) and Driver was about to give a sermon when he decided to just pray for the people and explain the gospel. It was great. We had to the opportunity to pray over the people of the church. I don't know if God healed anyone, but I wouldn't be surprised. Then one more song was sung and we began to walk home.

It was about 9:30 pm. And it was dark. A kind of dark that it doesn't get in the Chicago area. So, we were in skirts and dress clothes walking through the black jungle. Also, it had rained a lot that night...so we were walking through mud puddles and a literal sea of gnats.....for one hour. yep. I think my lungs were completely filled with bugs after that. But, the team had a great attitude the whole walk.

Home late. dinner. sleep.

today we are sleeping in until 9, but I am up early and I don't know what time it is.

I feel content. not very emotional. Amazed by Dios.