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| Playing streets and alleys |
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| My Mentor, Robin, with two of the girls |
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| This is my class of teens Today two members of the team took over for me |
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| Junior eating Catrachas |
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| Justin, a member of the team, washing dishes for the kids of Buen Provecho |
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| The team played soccer with the kids too That was a huge hit! |
Today was a long day, but I am not too tired. Wait until the end of next week. I'll be ready to drop.(We have another team coming next week.)
This morning we had a presentation about the church and about Buen Provecho. By the time we were done the kids were already there, so we had a little time to play. Then we jumped into the classes.
There was no translator for the preschool class so Eunice had to leave her office duties to translate for the team members who served in the preschool class. I wonder if she will have to do that for the next two weeks or if the rules will change when K2 leaves.
My morning class was really quiet. It was like pulling teeth to get them to participate. But the afternoon class was fun. We are really lucky because the youth pastor of K2 is going to spend the week in my class. I think it will be good for several reasons. They aren't often led by a male at church. At Buen Provecho we are all women. Also, most of them do not have a male role model at home, so they seem to like having a guy around. He is easy going and fun and he likes to play soccer. I think it is going to be a really good week.
I am starting to realize that God sent the team as much for me as he did to serve the kids. I have been really struggling and having the team here makes me realize I am not crazy. Today I feel like a totally different person than I have for the past few weeks. I just don't care about the drama anymore. I can focus on the kids and the people who are a positive influence on my life and pray for the rest.
I spent most of the afternoon/evening at the retreat center with the team. It was nice to hear their point of view. Sometimes I was reminded of my first trip here. It is also really nice to be able to talk with Kim, the leader of the team, and Robin, my mentor. Robin asked if she could take me out to dinner this week! That will be wonderful. Just the two of us with some alone time to talk. I am looking forward to that. She said don't worry about the cost, but I don't even know any good places to go here. I'll have to ask around.
Kim brought me a big goodie bag with everything from contact lens solution and flea drops for the cat, to my favorite chocolate and a book of Sudoku.
Tonight I pulled out all of my Honduras gear. Tomorrow HO plays the US in soccer. We are all going to wear Honduras jerseys.
I am really, really impressed by this team. They are fully invested and still really easy going. Nobody seems stressed out at all. Health wise, other than a headache they are all doing well. I believe it is going to be a week full of blessings for the team and for me, as well as for the kids of Buen Provecho. God seems to be very present in everything they do. Which come to think of it, is exactly what I prayed for last night! What more can you ask?
