Blog 2: Rachel, Mattie, Kyle, Alan, Miranda, Macki, Salem, Savannah
Today in Honduras, some of us went to the small boys circle
time in the morning. After breakfast, we went down to the toddler’s house for a
little while. This was where the three of us met an amazing little girl and one
of her brothers. They touched us so much that we took them to the store where we
enjoyed sharing food and drinks along with stories. After our lunch we went to
the small boy’s yard again and played with the kids.
While some of us were going to the small boy’s house, the
others were venturing to the farm “la granja”. Our original mission was to milk
the cows, but it eventually turned into trying to find the cows themselves.
This was in both due to our bad sense of direction and the beautiful
surrounding. We eventually were able to see how the cows were washed and milked
to provide the milk for the orphanage.
I had a lot of fun going to the toddler house today. It was
very interesting talking to some of the mothers and playing around with the
younger children. It’s a joy to see how much their faces light up when you
simply give the children a hug. They made my day!
I ended up going to the medium boys’ gym and played with
them. We were originally playing soccer, and of course I was being destroyed.
Soon it turned out to be piggy back races around the gym, which somehow turned
into a game that we called tackle the Americans. The boys would press our
pressure points until we fell to the ground in pain, then they would tackle and
tickle us. After lunch I went to the medium girls’ court yard and met two
little 9 year old girls. I brought them on a walk to the farm and they gave me
a tour of it. We took care of the horses, goats, and fish. We then went and
milked and fed the cows. After that one of the volunteers gave us some berries,
which the kids loved and ate like candy, but I personally thought it tasted
like chalk. I think I have had a very productive day.
So today was one of the best days
in my life… I love Honduras so very much I feel like God is wanting me to move
here when I grow up and be a missionary and help out here at orphanage
Emmanuel. So today when I woke up I when straight to the baby house and helped
out there feeding them and just plain loving on them. After that I went to the
little boys home and I helped mopped their floor. Trust me it was no fun at
all, but that’s ok I did it out of love. Today I have been working on my
Español and somehow I’m pretty sure I have gotten worse at it. I somehow manage
to say things that are not in English or Spanish. I really wish I knew how to
speak the language here so that I could really interact with the kids more. I
have a child that I sponsor here and her name is Angell and she is six years old
and the most precious child that you ever meet. Today I took her to the store
and bought her a drink and a candy bar. She looked like a child on Christmas
morning. I can tell that it was just a very special treat for a very special
person. It always breaks my heart when she asks me not to leave her just like
her mommy and daddy did. And every single time that I leave it really and truly
breaks my heart. But I will pray that God will put a “shell” around my heart to
not become too attached. But my heart is his and it will always be open for new
adventures.
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