How quickly the time flies! Each day has an unique adventure. We've completed work projects in the morning. Then, in the afternoon, the team and kids went to the “public pool,” had a lesson on the Good Samaritan, and did crafts.
Stories from morning work projects:
After breakfast the team worked on completing a new sidewalk for one of the buildings. With as much rain as Guatemala sees, having a sidewalk is a very nice thing to have. Pouring concrete here is a bit different than back home. While there are more hands to help, its a much more manual process. It also gets hot pretty quickly. But with the guidance of the experts, the team was able to dig, form and pour the sidewalk in the morning. We also prepared a separate area in the orphanage for pouring more concrete tomorrow morning. It is a covered clothes line area for the children's clothes (muy importante en Guatemala). We also cleaned up a drainage area around the kitchen area where we are staying. During heavy rains (like last night), the kitchen gets some pretty serious flooding. We hope that we've seen the last of the flooding – gets pretty muddy in the kitchen!
Stories from afternoon:
Given the work that was done in the morning, the team voted to visit the local swimming pool. A great time was had by all! After a morning of pouring concrete, nothing feels better than a cool swim. When we returned, the French's lead a devotion with the children and we all spent more time with the children. Some even snuck out to the local market area for treats for the kids. Evening devotion included a testimony by Norman and Vicki. It was great to hear their story and to just spend time visiting. They have been a true blessing and already feel like family.
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