Hola amigos!
We've come to the end of another incredible, impactful, Jesus-filled day in La Paz!
We started today as we always do: prayers and songs with the ninos followed by a delicious breakfast (today we were spoiled with a very American feast of pancakes and Aunt Jemima syrup!). After spending some time packing for tomorrow's Operation Dust distribution of hygiene products to the women of La Paz, we boarded the Foundation bus and headed to a village of "casitas," which is Spanish for "little houses" or "huts." We were greeted by a couple of kids which quickly turned into a flood of people. We were surrounded by people who were hungry for food and our attention, and it was awesome to be able to share packets of food and water as well as hugs. As a team, we talked tonight about how impacted we all were by this experience of seeing people with so little and being helpless to really change their situation. We'll be praying hard for these people, and we hope you'll join us in lifting them up to our heavenly Father who knows and can provide for all of our needs!
We returned for a delicious lunch and set out shortly after for the hospital to deliver hygiene kits to new mothers. We were able to visit the pediatric and neonatal unit and see several adorable day-old infants and congratulate their mothers. We were treated to a very nice meal attended by all of the nurses and surgeons as a thank-you for all of the donations they have received through the Foundation from friends in the U.S. It was exciting to see a new connection for us in La Paz through which we can serve more people and tell them about Jesus!
We ended the day with lots of basketball, hopscotch, finger nail painting, sewing toiletry bags, deep reflections about today, futbol, playing catch, frisbee, taking pictures, and lots and lots of hugs. We're looking forward to another full day of distributing shoes to the ninos and visiting neighbors tomorrow!
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