Today we woke up and after breakfast, started preparing for
Vacation Bible School tomorrow. We had
to sort through the suitcases for craft supplies for each day and began to
work. We also got to play tag with some
of the kids in the courtyard. Once the
kids left, we had lunch and went back in the courtyard. The basketball hoops got fixed and the
volleyball net was set up. There were
many curious eyes that liked to watch us through the fence while we were
working. We enjoyed being able to talk
to the kids and they enjoyed fixing our Spanish. The friendliness and genuineness of the
people here is awesome to witness and we’re excited for the days ahead.
~Lydia
Communicating with the kids has been the thing that has
really impacted me the most on this trip so far. Even though I only have two
years of Spanish under my belt, I am still able to say a lot more than I ever
expected. Those who are struggling with Spanish are all able to eventually get
their point across, whether it is through a translator or pointing to certain
objects. What really humors me is that some of the smarter kids know we do not
understand what we are saying and tell us that they are twenty one years old
when they are really eight (I had to give them payback and tell them I was
ninety-nine). It is really a blast getting to know these kids, even though we
have not even started the camp yet (the kids will come to play in the court
yard or talk to us through the fence). I knew communication would be my favorite
part of the trip, but I honestly did not expect it to be this cool. Our God
sure is an amazing God that works in miraculous ways that cannot be put into
words.
~Grace
Dickmann
