The morning came without any drama – no early rising – no interesting events – just a wonderful morning. By the way, I forgot to mention that Harrison (my son) figured out the shower problem. If we turned the water on really slow, we were able to have a hot shower! Yeah!
We ate breakfast, loaded up for a trip to the Rio Blanco child care center, and again did our devo’s in the car. We talked about Bundles Full of Judgement (Jeremiah 10) and discussed the problem of idols in our lives. Eventually we stopped and just like yesterday, broke up into the 2 other vehicles.
When we arrived at the Rio Blanco center, we again went to the church and shared a little about ourselves. Dan shared the gospel, and the children sang a song for us. From there we began to hand out bundles. The children are very friendly and patient with each other, but they have no idea of personal space. They are almost standing on each other, but no one seems to mind.
As we finished handing out the bundles, we were told a few stories about this center. For instance, 2 of the workers who are in their 30’s originally entered the center as 5 year old girls. They even had pictures of them on the wall. We were also “serenaded” by one of the teenage boys (15 yo) singing “God of this City” in Spanish. We found out that just a few months ago his mother passed away. His response? To write a song telling God that He will continue to follow Him and trust in Him. What an amazing testimony.
Lunch was some kind of fish (we were told swordfish) and vegetables. Surprisingly, it was very good. I am not a fish eater usually, but I really liked this fish.
After lunch we packed it up and headed for Corinto about 1 hour away. As we turned the corner of the final mountain, we could see the center and the children waiting for us. We pulled in, interacted with the children (Harrison and Aaron played soccer with them) and then we sat down outside to present ourselves and the gospel. The children and parents listened attentively.
Eventually we began handing out bundles – girls in one room, guys in another. One name after another, one child after another. By the end of today, we would have seen over 800 children and many of their families. The team is tired, but they are really doing well.
When the bundles were gone, we took a few group shots, and a few funny Cunha pictures (you will have to ask). One Guatemalan guy asked to take a picture with me, but I realized later that was just an excuse to have his picture taken with the girls. Heidi was a champ and got a picture with him, followed by Brooke. Eventually three of the other women took a group picture with him as well. It was hilarious.
We drove back toward the hotel and ate dinner at La Casa Del Prado. The view of Xela in the evening was breathtaking! I pulled out my laser and we had a little fun drawing pictures on the dark mountains nearby. We are sure that the locals believe aliens stopped by to visit.
Finally back at the hotel, we got ready for one more day of child visits tomorrow. We are getting tired, but are looking forward to TECPAN tomorrow night!
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