We got to sleep in this morning, thank goodness. For devotions this morning, Israel, our favorite van driver, took us to the school at Mochan. Our morning devotion lasted for half an hour singing only in Spanish. Once devotions wrapped up, we created a hug line where every kid present at worship received a hug from each of us. Zaak explained the importance of hug lines to the group last night. Many of these kids come from families where their parents abuse them and the idea that someone loves them is so important and meaningful to them. After devotions we loaded up into the vans and traveled back to the school where we did children ministry the day before. Making balloon animals was a little more intense than expected. Those of us who were making balloon animals quite literally had five to six kids sitting in our lap as we were twisting and inflating the balloons. Many kids would sneak to the front of the line, they would be worried that if they didn’t get a balloon right away they wouldn’t get one at all. Absolute chaos lasted for about twenty minutes before Israel came to save the day. Not only did he fend the kids off, Israel has a natural talent for balloons himself. Supplying Israel constantly with balloons kept the kids far enough away to let us work. As we left the school, soccer balls and school supplies were left for the kids. Retreating to Les’ house for lunch and a little down time was a nice break. It just figures that after a nice rest we get to go and dig a new foundation for a school. For three hours, we shoveled gravel, dug a trench and used a pickaxe to create a foundation of the school. Exhausted we departed for Les’ house for supper, devotions and debriefing. Tomorrow the plan is to visit the sinkhole and to go to the hospital in Coban.
Isaiah 61: 1
“The spirit of the sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has appointed me to preach the good news to the poor.“
- Chris Horback
DAILY ADVENTURES AND REFLECTIONS OF THE GRADE ELEVEN MISSION TEAM
