Wednesday!!

Greetings from Guatemala!! This is Hallie writing because Todd went to play ultimate frisbee with a disc he is convinced is an antique.... typical Toddifer...

Today we went back to Limon and hung out all day with the older kids :) ages ranged from 11 to 15. In the morning class we played a fun game where all the kids circled up and the person in the center would leave for a moment while the rest of us decided who to follow. Then they would enter the room again and try to guess who the leader was! Very entertaining for all! Lots of laughs and smiles from kids and adults! Then we did a bible study with the kids about forgiveness which is something they really need to understand according to the teachers at Limon. We heard testimonies from Nate and Monica (a Limon teacher) and then broke into small groups; boys and girls. We read the bible and became closer to the kids through our own stories and experiences as well as their own.

After the morning kids left our group of 12 cleaned the whole school! All three floors! We swept and mopped and cleaned the windows while the teachers were in a workshop which felt amazing! Helping them clean the place where they work all the time and better these kids lives felt like a job well done!

After cleaning we ate lunch and then began our home visits. Today we would cross the Limon-Mandarina line. We split into two groups to accomplish this. One group went to see Emerson and Arnold Contreras' house (Hallie and Todd's sponsor kids) and Luis Menchu's house (AJ's sponsor child). Both experiences were very eye opening and heart felt. :)

We all got home safe and sound with some ice cream in our bellies! Thanks Todd! Will write more later and hopefully add some pictures! Hasta Luego!

ps- HEY MOM AND DAD. from lauren. haha.