Blessings

Planes. Buses. Cows. Police on bikes with machine guns. Coconuts. Kids singing our welcome. Fireworks. Chicken dinner. Mariachi band. Dancing. Play time. Family. Tired.

Sometimes it's difficult to put our days into words. The common thread for all of those words today though is “Blessings.” We are so blessed to be able to travel here. We are so blessed in our lives with safety and security. We are so blessed with the food we receive. We are so blessed to be given the reception of songs and hugs and smiles from the children. We are so blessed with being able to help out at this place which is a blessing to so many children and this community.

We were greeted by the children on the corner about ¼ mile from the foundation. They had made banners and sang us about five songs along with a guitar. We enjoyed the round of hugs and walked back to the foundation. After a little unpacking, we relaxed while the kids ate supper. Our supper arrived and it was delicious chicken, plantains, cucumbers, and bread. Much to our surprise, the lights went out and a Mariachi band arrived along with the children holding candles. (And of course, we had to dance a little with the band.)

After dinner was play time. Matt, Jeremy, Jake and Mallory were the ones who got the most exercise. The rest of us still had a lot of fun over the next couple hours as the kids were just ready to play. We ended the evening with prayers and a little group time to prepare for tomorrow.

We are uploading pictures and some video now. We will plan to do some live streaming tomorrow. We will be holding a Spanish worship service at about 10:45 a.m. Florida time. The afternoon will be spent getting some things ready for Operation Barefoot.

Thank the Lord for today as He reminded us of the blessing of His Son, our Savior. Pray that we can praise Him through our work in this place. Watch with us this week as Jesus works in and through us to spread the message of true salvation through faith in Jesus life, death and resurrection.

See you tomorrow.