Now that we're all home safely, I'll try to update you on all of our adventures during the week.
On Sunday morning, we loaded our luggage onto the top of a rickety old school b
us and departed for Retalhuleu. Around 11:00 we stopped at the farm family's house. The young girl whom Pastor Diane baptized about a year ago was starving. Our two nurses, June and Theresa, stepped off the bus and used everything they could muster up to help the family and this poor young child. The rest of us visited with the other young children. It was amazing to see how happy they were when the had so little and so much could and would go wrong. They were gorgeous and so tickeled that we came to visit them. We left a little later than we were planning too, so we didn't worship with them, but instead we went to Hotel Astor and worshiped in the lobby after we settled into our rooms. Our first night eating at the familia Dardon's house was a little wet, but enjoyable none the less. Mami w
as extremly welcoming to all of us and her cooking was delicious. Before we departed for our own rooms at the hotel, we broke into three different work groups: one would work on Escuela de los Santos (painting the school of the saints), another would start painting the library at the Jungle School, and the last one would start building desks and shelves for the Jungle School.
us and departed for Retalhuleu. Around 11:00 we stopped at the farm family's house. The young girl whom Pastor Diane baptized about a year ago was starving. Our two nurses, June and Theresa, stepped off the bus and used everything they could muster up to help the family and this poor young child. The rest of us visited with the other young children. It was amazing to see how happy they were when the had so little and so much could and would go wrong. They were gorgeous and so tickeled that we came to visit them. We left a little later than we were planning too, so we didn't worship with them, but instead we went to Hotel Astor and worshiped in the lobby after we settled into our rooms. Our first night eating at the familia Dardon's house was a little wet, but enjoyable none the less. Mami w
as extremly welcoming to all of us and her cooking was delicious. Before we departed for our own rooms at the hotel, we broke into three different work groups: one would work on Escuela de los Santos (painting the school of the saints), another would start painting the library at the Jungle School, and the last one would start building desks and shelves for the Jungle School.On Monday and Tuesday we started our normal schedual of working. After breakfast around 8:00 we all went our seperate ways to our worksites. On Monday everything got off to a great start, but instead of working in the afternoon, we had to take a very long siest
a since we were out of primer for Escuala de los Santos. On Wednesday we worked in the morning and went to the beach in the afternoon. Thursday we had a normal work schedule and on Friday we had a couple hours in the morning to finish up our projects and then we visited the other work sites to see the progress. In the Jungle School, we made about a classroom full of desks (i think) and finished the shelves for the library which was painted and decorated by our artsy people in the group. In the School of the Saints, we finished painting about four cla
ssrooms (again, i think that is correct) and the computer/library room!
a since we were out of primer for Escuala de los Santos. On Wednesday we worked in the morning and went to the beach in the afternoon. Thursday we had a normal work schedule and on Friday we had a couple hours in the morning to finish up our projects and then we visited the other work sites to see the progress. In the Jungle School, we made about a classroom full of desks (i think) and finished the shelves for the library which was painted and decorated by our artsy people in the group. In the School of the Saints, we finished painting about four cla
ssrooms (again, i think that is correct) and the computer/library room!All of you have given so much. This trip was an amazing experience in a different culture for all age groups. Thank you so much again.
