It has been another very busy week, so I will tell the story, once again, with more pictures and less words.
For the last eight days we have been hosting a team from Pleasant Grove Missionary Church in Yellow Springs, Ohio. What a wonderful blessing they have been with both their encouragement and hard work!
After arriving on Saturday, getting a quick bite to eat, and settling in, our friend and Spanish teacher, Alba, came and gave the entire team a Spanish lesson. Alba is a great teacher, but some of them had trouble with the language. Through the course of the week I have heard “Elmo my llama” (instead of “Como se llama”) and “Aloha” (instead of “Hola”). It reminded me of my two friends Dick Rutgers and Bev Jansen!
On Monday the team spent time at Casa Jackson, the malnutrition center in San Felipe de Jesus. The team loved the time they spent with the children:
On Tuesday we spent the day at Hermano Pedro and took seven of the kids out to eat. This was the largest group that we have ever taken out, so there was a bit of chaos, but a lot of fun.
On the way back to Hermano Pedro we were caught in a rainstorm and had to take shelter. About 45 minutes later we were able to make it back.
On Wednesday the team went to Los Gozosos and spent most of the day doing work for this wonderful family-based group home for children with special needs. Projects included building a gate and a base for a slide, cleaning a mildewed bathroom, fixing a broken gutter, yard work, cleaning windows, sewing bibs, and more.
Thursday took us back to Hermano Pedro where we had another great day and took out eight guys from the men’s ward. Those are some of my favorite people in the world.
I let Elmer use my camera to take a few pictures. He has a unique eye on life:
Thursday was Corpus Cristi (Body of Christ day) which is a big Catholic celebration. There was a procession through Hermano Pedro and many of the children were dressed up.
Unfortunately, so was Aaron. As much as possible I tried to stand away from him and look in the other direction. For some reason, his wife, Sheska, was willing to be seen with him. Gringos…
On Friday we went to Amor del Niño and had a wonderful time with the children there.
This morning I am saying goodbye to this wonderful team and taking them to the airport. Fifty minutes before their flight leaves the next team lands. This group is from The Gathering Place in Piqua, OH, and I anticipate another wonderful week.
Thanks Aaron, Sheska, Brian, Allison, Melissa, Tammy, Linda, Jessica, Kimberly, Stephanie, Ben, Luke, Kayla Shae, and Kennedy! You gave us a great week of ministry!
So long for now!
Daryl, Wanda, and the Crew
