Pansy Says: Hola!
August 5, 2011
Hola amigos from Canada!
Our team has been in Trujillo, Peru for approx. 30 hours. Its amazing to realize how much has happened in so little time, and how fast time flies when you're experiencing things you've never done before, and spending valuable time with people you will never see again.
We started the day off at the construction site where some of us had our first encounter with the cement mixer: a friend/foe for the T-Bay boys and Chris. Friend because we don't have to hand mix the gloopy stuff; foe because... you should have seen their faces. And clothes. Imagine a paintbrush loaded with bird poo (see PSS) being flicked on canvas men.
Peruvian-Style Cement Recipe
Ingredients:
6 pails of sand
3 pails of water
1 cement mixer
1 really heavy bag of cement mix
3 pails of assorted rocks and pebbles
1 baus Peruvian man for lifting emergencies
Directions:
Add sand, water, cement mix, and rocks into the cement mixer. Consult baus Peruvian man for further instruction.
After an intense workout at the site, we ate lunch at the church, and hopped back onto the bus to visit the children's home. I was super nervous, just because I didn't know what to expect from the kids; or from myself and how I would feel or act around them.
I crawled through the little blue door. And walked into... a mass mayhem of screaming Spanish-speaking kids. Je no comprendo. However, a little girl in a white dress came up to me and gave me a hug. She gave me the brightest smile, hopped onto my lap, and spoke to me in espanol. After a dangerous game of tag with the other girls and (very dangerous) spinning around in circles, I found out that her name was Arlise. At that moment I realized that even from spending a short time with the Peruvian kids here, miles away from home, we can still distinctly see the difference between our cultures. These kids are happy with practically nothing, and we grew up with practically everything. So why are we so spoiled? Why are we still less grateful for what we have? EH? I'm praying that all of us on this trip and all of us reading this blog will take some time to thank our Gracious God for giving us all that he has given us, and not ever taking it for granted. Please pray for the kids in the children's home: for their safety, health, and happiness.
Sincerely with Love,
Pansy. [aka. Pangee @Jackie]
PS: Missing you mom and dad! Missing [M.A] boys and Team H.I.T; see you guys for our last game on the 13th!
PSS: John got pooed on by a bird. START----> forehead -----> dripped down his nose -----> into his mouth. FINISH bullseye!!!
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Missing you on the field out there. Hope God is doing great things for you and the people of Peru! See you soon!
Thanks for the post and sharing how we can pray specifically for the kids in the children home. The girl in the white dress coming to hug you is quite a contrast from gloopy cement receipes but I'm glad you can experience both. Praying for you and the team.
hi everyone greetings from Mississauga Canada. Praying hard for u guys. enjoy the experiense with God around everything is possible. Have fun enjoy the experinse and we will see u guys soon ( MCAC)
Pansy, Believe you have a wonderful time and experience for the past days in Peru. Miss you too.
Pan
Hey everybody,
Thank you for bringing your experience to us, it became ours even we are not there, but we can feel the joy within all of you. With God's love, everything is possible. We will continue to pray for you guys. Keep up with the good work.
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