Day 6. Wednesday May 19 2010
If my camera could catch all that my eyes saw all this trip just maybe Americans back home could understand the hopelessness down here.
Government housing, Government Hospitals and Americans think they want more Government programs.
This morning we painted building at SINAFA (the orphanage) This afternoon we went to House of Hope. It is a center for a recovery center for women who were once prostitutes and there children. We had a group of about 9-10 mothers's and there children. There were 44 all together.. Thats a lot of kids. I sat there and tried to figure out many children there were per mothers. We did a few dances and passed out juice and cookies along with crayons and coloring pages.. The children here were shy and did not attach as fast as the other children we have meet earlier in the week.
I have to admit House of Hope was nothing like i thought it would be, it was dirty, and they were in rags, but it was safe and in the middle of no-where. We gave them some shoes, shampoo, and conditioner. Most of the kids had very little clothes and no shoes. It makes me wonder how long they've been there? and how many of them actually now whats going on?
I'v been here 6 days and my Spanish is getting a tiny bit better.
Update on the food, we have eaten out twice. When we went to the beach, we literary ate on the beach. yesterday we went to a pollo resteruart and had fried chicken with fries and Cole slaw. it was pretty good. We have eaten at SINAFA twice, other than that we just eat at Shalom. The cooks here are good. They are trained to cook so that we don't get sick. The Pineapple is amazing we have it for breakfast every morning. We also have rice and beans.
I think i am getting use to the heat down here. Some people have gotten sick on our team, but thankfully i haven't.
Tonight us girls just wanted to get some chocolate, Karen talked to Dwayne. We hoped in the back of his truck and went to Le Union, its like a Wal Mart. After we got back we played a game were you put a ulcer in your mouth and and drink a fresca, and see if you can hold it in while it fizzes. It was fun to watch but i didn't do it.
This week i have learned so much about the power of prayer. Nica's believe that through prayer God can do anything. In the state i feel we doubt God's power.
Day 7. Thursday May 20 2010
This morning I woke up to the sound of a down pour, it was cool. It continued to rain through out the morning, leaving it very wet, but not as hot.
This morning we went to another market. We only had about an hour there. It was much more of a tourist market. It much more cleaner. This afternoon we went to a school and did a program, there was about 300 kids. We did our everything skit, people where clapping. Afterwards i got to play frizebees some where playing soccer. We did a lot of bonding with Kings Castle, we sing and dance together we have a blast with him.
My low today was that my camera broke, but thank goodness other people have theres. I feel like i'm starting to smell like it down here. Tonight us girls just stayed in are rooms and talked. Tonight the thunder shakes and the lighting lights up the whole sky.
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