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Published: August 18th 2010
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Caras Alegres had a booth at the fair, and Luis and Julio came to help The past few days have been so amazing here! I am feeling so welcomed and at home. It is incredible the difference. I am still working at Caras Alegres and plan to for the rest of my trip each day. The kids definitely are responding to my consistency of being there, and I love to love on them! They are so funny, and it is fun that I can tease them a little in Spanish now. Caras Alegres has such an incredible program. The kids truly enjoy it and are satisfied with playing with jump ropes, sharing one bike and a couple pairs of roller skates, using tiny pieces of crayons and worn out markers, and copying pictures to color or paint out of coloring books so they can be reused later. Today, I had the opportunity to work in the other piece of Caras Alegres with the women of Las Rosas. The parents (mostly moms) were gathered at the school to receive their children's grades, and the social worker spoke to them about the different educational opportunities with Caras Alegres. They offer basic schooling at the equivalent of the high school level for woman who never finished and training for
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Gris with her CARA ALEGRE... it was so much fun getting to know the workers of Caras Alegres this weekend. specific jobs. It was such a great experience to work with the social workers and see the excitement of the women.
This weekend I met up with a friend from Guatemala that I met on the bus from the capital. It was really fun to go out with someone my age. She is so sweet, and I think it is a great opportunity for ministry. During the weekend, I also went to a Baptist church with Noemi, the woman I live with. It was so great to go with her and get to know her better. The service was good. It is a small church but with lots of energy. The pastor may have been talking just for me because it was the clearest and slowest Spanish that I have heard in a long time. Afterwards, they had some refreshments (with an amazing warm banana drink), and then Noemi and I walked home together in the rain. She had brought a little blanket because it can get pretty cold here in the morning so we covered our heads with it. I walked on the road, and she walked on the sidewalk about a foot higher so we were about
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Ofelia and I with our caras alegres... she is so fun, and you can really sense her love for the kids. the same size. I really respect Noemi and her gift of hospitality- kind of like my own mamacita. Her husband Carlos's family attends the church too, and today when I got home his sister Carmen and her husband Roberto were over. She is super sweet and invited me to a woman's conference in the beginning of September. I think this will be a really cool experience, especially going with Noemi.
Thursday, I will meet with someone from the domestic abuse shelter about possibly volunteering there. I am just praying that God leads me in where to go and with what to get involved. I sense he has so far, and I am so thankful that I am not here alone. Thank you for all the love and encouragement from home!
2 last random thoughts.. i heard Bruce Springsteen's My Hometown in a semi-touristy cafe yesterday. It was weird but still understandable since half the people were tourists. But, it is VERY odd that while in the post office yesterday, I heard Tim McGraw in the background. I really would never expect to hear country music here, but it made me smile.
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Danielle
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I love hearing about your trip! I have been waiting since the last post for you to post more! I get all teary eyed reading about your amazing experience! Keep up the amazing work! Love you so much!