I really like bullet points. Brief. Concise.
Here is our Friday in bullet points....
- Several of us woke us sick (we have had 5 of our team go down total). As of last night everyone was doing MUCH better. It helps to have a doctor on the trip! :)
- Help rebuild and renew the playground at the government orphanage. The swings and slide consumed most of our time (picture).
- Distributed LOTS of supplies to the government orphanage. After seeing how little food they had Jennifer Kiser commented, "it is really good we invested in the food because they did not have much."
- Fed the children lunch (picture of Ellen Wiles feeding her girl!).
- Played, prayed and held children (picture of Mikela Melakis with the child she wants to adopt).
- Lunch
- Visited a teenage boys orphanage that felt more like jail. We were able to spend time talking with the guys as we shared our stories and listened to theirs. Many great conversations took place. The guys were great!
- Ate Italian food for dinner.
- Today: Going to see Jesus (a statue on the mountain), shopping at the market and our fair-well dinner with translators/Buckner workers.
- Leaving: Tomorrow our flight leaves at noon and we return to Houston at 4:00pm. Pray for safe travels!
Pray for...
- Health...it is NEVER fun being sick but especially when you are with a group in a foreign country.
- Safe travels today and tomorrow.
- As we say our final "good-bye" tonight.
- Tonight as we dialogue and process as a group how we will allow this week to shape us and then share it with others.
JVBC, thank you for supporting this us. Many of you gave money so students could come and most of you give to support the JVBC Student Ministry. What has happened here is real and we are excited to share it with you in conversations, Facebook, blogs and pictures. It has been wonderful and too difficult to explain on a blog...but that doesn't stop us from trying! Peace.
Peace to you,
Scott
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