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This morning we went to a church
service and it was amazing how much each and every person gets into the music
and they all sing, dance, and clap along the whole time. It was really amazing how much they enjoy
being at church. The only bad part was
that it was hard to understand the preaching. During the sports camps earlier this week I
have been a group leader. It has been
very interesting trying to speak to the kids with knowing very little Spanish. My new favorite word has become “Vamanos”
(lets go). On the second day of camp I
had a crazy group of younger boys that were hard to handle when we have a
language barrier, but we managed to keep control. (For a
picture of Erin and these crazy boys see yesterday’s blog) It’s really fun
to hang out and play with the kids and see how even though there is a language
barrier sports are universal, so without talking we can all still play together.
Everyone is very helpful when you try to
talk to the kids and its nice that the people here understand that we don't
really know Spanish and they are willing to help. I am very excited for VBS tomorrow.
~Erin Long
Today we had church, and to put it
plainly it was an amazing experience.
When they sang, the sound reverberated off the walls and they danced and
swayed to the music. Although I couldn’t
understand the words, I loved the music and tried my best to pronounce the
words while singing and clapping. You
could just feel the joy in the room.
During the sports camps earlier, I was both a group leader and helped
with the hitting/blocking station. The
little kids in the morning are so cute, if not a little crazy. I have never wanted to speak Spanish more in
my life than on this trip because I really wish I could speak to them or
respond to them when they talk to me. I
feel awful when I look at them blankly and shake my head. A few of the girls yesterday, when the kids
were beginning to get a bit out of control, decided to take my hair out of my
ponytail and play with it for a straight hour.
I certainly didn’t mind. It felt
great! Listening to their rapid Spanish
babble was interesting and frustrating at the same time while they discussed
what to do with my hair. One girl fell
asleep on my lap. With the older kids,
we played a volleyball game called Kill where you try to whack people in the
middle of the circle with the ball. I
got hit in the face on accident.
Today while we were eating pizza-
which was very good- there was a rat. I
didn’t see it at first, I only heard a high pitched scream and looked over. Three Dominicans chased after it, but it
disappeared underneath a car. I thought
it was hilarious until it ran underneath my feet and I could only run as fast
as I could. I can’t wait to see the kids
tomorrow at VBS, I am going to be in a small skit during bible time.
~Katelyn
