Friday

It's our last day! Today we have already gone shopping and are on our way to the water park (just our group) to cool off since all our work is done. We're getting ready for a party with the kids tonight. We bought a couple of cakes and are getting ice cream. We're going to give them some of the games and toys people at church donated - the rest will be used as birthday and Christmas gifts. The kids loved playing Candyland, Chutes & Ladders, Skip-B0, and Twister! Today is the birthday of Carlitos, so we all sang just for him, and he got a special gift from the many donated by the church. His face was full of wonder as he took in the chorus of Happy Birthday in Spanish, all for him (usually the children have their birthdays celebrated in groups by month). They find so much joy in the things we take for granted. I hope to take some of that back with me. A storm rolled in while we were eating cake, so we were left to play games by candlelight. The kids were sad when bedtime came, and they gave hugs and said their goodbyes to the members of the group. God provided once again, as the electricity came back on just as we were finishing up our last minute packing for the trip home. We'll leave at 3 am tomorrow morning! It´s been a great week in this special place, and we hope you have enjoyed sharing it with us through this blog!