We awoke early to the sounds of roosters, dogs barking and people - before the sun even came up. Our housemates are Annie from Seattle, Savanah from UNC and Jake (Jacobo) from Colorado Springs, CO. Jake is "the baby" of the group and we feel a need to watch over him. Maria Louisa's house is so cool and she has a HUGE garden with a hammock. 
We brush our teeth at an outside sink. 
Our leaders picked us up for our first mission at 7:15am. After stopping to pray and gather supplies, we went to the place that will forever be burned in our hearts and minds... The houses are one-room homes made of sheet metal with no running water. The people here have limited resources and education. Many of them only own 1 or 2 pairs of clothes. A lot of the kids run around without shoes. When we pulled up in the van, the kids ran up and surrounded us like we were celebrities. They were extremely complimentary, "Senora, me gusta ____" You name it! The kids would tell you they like your shirt, or your hair, or your necklace... one day they liked Jackie's teeth!
We conducted VBS in a tent made out of tarps that was about 110 degrees. This was the "community center." We taught the kids an arts & crafts lesson about "planting the seed" just like Jesus does in our hearts and lives. We used seed packets left over from our friends' wedding: David & Meghan Killingsworth. 
Within an hour, we had fallen completely in love with the kids in this community. Bendicion de Dios, also known as "La Communidad", a poor community sponsored by Christ for the City International.
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