This week as been a pretty eventful one. I posted an update
about the busyness of Monday, but the craziness didn’t end there!
Tuesday we had a normal day of school, but after school we
hosted kids club. It was a really fun afternoon/evening and I think the total
count of kids who came was around 80! I was forced to use my Spanish, but that
I was actually excited about that! Brought me back to my high school days when
I went to Torreon, Mexico and helped with VBS there a couple of summers.
The LA team was a big help with preparation, set up and
everything! They got the snack ready, the craft ready, helped with the games,
provided the speaker, and supplied the kids with lots (and I mean lots) of
necklaces! :) We played while kids arrived and just talked to them, then the
games began. We divided up big kids and little kids for the games and I helped
with the little ones where I enjoyed some duck, duck, goose and Simon says
(Spanish versions, of course). Then the kids took turns doing a little craft
that the team provided before a little Bible trivia and the speaker. The pastor
of the LA team spoke with the kids about how God is our shepherd and we are his
sheep. After the brief talk, dinner was provided for all of the kids and after
dinner, the kids slowly trickled out of the yard and back to their homes.
Wednesday things were a little closer to normal. The team
left later in the morning and things seemed to settle down a bit around the
house, but felt a little empty (if that’s even possible with 25 of us still
here). The team got a lot of work done in their short time here which is
amazing! I walked to my room one morning during a break and had to jump over a
trench right before the steps up to my room, but when school got out at 3:30, I
walked over to the room and it was like there was never a trench there in the
first place…But don’t worry, I didn’t imagine it! There are now sewer pipes in
place for the future school rooms (hence the need to dig trenches)! :)
Thursday was a unique day as well. We had our compliment
party that the students earned in combination with El día del amor y la
Amistad. We spent our morning doing lots of fun activities: had our morning
message on the roof, played games (all sorts), decorated heart shaped cookies
and ate them afterwards, color by number, played valentine’s bingo, and we even
took the kids on a walk to the park where we played baseball for a bit and
volleyball for a bit (as we have been learning about those sports in P.E.).
Those were just some, not all of our fun activities for the day, but needless
to say, it was a great morning! After lunch, our afternoon was pretty much our
typical rest of the day. I’ll post some pictures from our party below.
Friday was the first day in a long time (I’ve only been here
two weeks, but things have been busy right from the start) that we had a normal
day. We made it through a whole regular day of school and I must say, though I
love all of the fun days, it was nice to have a routine and schedule that seemed
more familiar. I’m looking forward to next week’s lack of uniqueness—in the
sense that I’m ready for some structure and consistency.
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| Decorating cookies |
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| Decorating cookies... |
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| color by number |
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| A little math so we can color by number! |
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| Playing with playdough! |
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| playdough fun! |
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