Bella's Highlightsss
August 6, 2011
Helloooo everyyoonneeeee!!!! It’s the fifth night here in Peru and it is 12:00 yet everyone is still awake and walking about (11:00 is supposed to be bedtime… so… whoops)! So much has happened in the five days that has passed which I am sure you all have read from all the other blogs.
Highlights:
-Lima’s freezing showers. Due to such conditions not many people showered at all… imagine the wondrous smells that filled the air each and every day (especially emanating from the boys who played soccer all day long).
-Then the amazing race to catch the bus to Trujillo: this consisted of me changing my soaking wet pants during bus transit using 10 people to build a wall around me. Then imagine 31 teenagers running through the malls of Peru as fast as we could led by Tucker and his half dancing-half running ready to pee into his pants any second moves, and then finally getting to the bus early and ready for Lima.
-Then the 9hr bus ride… that turned into an 18hr bus ride… this one… is self-explanatory T_T
And now we are here in Trujillo! This morning was our first time at the construction site. I currently find myself struggling to simply type on this computer due to the pain in my arms. Conclusion: I will go home with beast arms. For those who don’t know me… I am a very short and tiny Asian that… really doesn’t ever work out. So try imagining me with beast arms :D. Anyways, I find the most meaningful thing that happened today to me occurred when we went to the daycare centre with the little children. For a while now, I have wanted to become a doctor. I wanted to do missionarying, volunteer in tiny clinic in an undeveloped country. Today was able to give me that small taste of what I want in my future. I was playing with a little boy named Julio. We were playing with the sand until another boy accidentally kicked him in the face. As he began to cry, I quickly carried him all the way back to the day care centre. When the daycare workers saw him they took him the medicine room and went through a giant case. I looked at his eyes and realized that sand was deeply lodged inside of his eyes. The volunteers seemed to be very scared and didn’t know what to do. Not to get into the details on how I got the stuff out of his eyes (because apparently it’s too grotesque to describe) but I did. Although it wasn’t some crazy medical surgery but it meant a lot to me. A simple smile from the children we were with today was able to warm my heart and make me happier than I could ever be. I can only pray that God will continue to bless them.
Thank you God for such a wonderful experience so far!
A little side note to my little brother: I MISS YOU!!! And I found a lego store in a Peru mall… took a picture for you.
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Thanks Isabella for the post. I'm sure glad you were there in Peru to remove the sand out of his eyes. Look forward to hearing even more stories.
Hi jiajia,
That was very brave of you to remove the sand from the boy's eye. That is proof that you will make it into medical school. It seems to be going well in Peru. You've been having fun right? May God bless you and keep you safe.
love, Barak
Isn't it amazing! Thank God for all the life lessons He has for you. Job 42:5 says: "My ears heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.".
I will make sure I get a good nap next Friday, so I can listen to all your wonderful stories.
By the way, Barak claims he doesn't miss you at all. However, his conversations constantly revolve around "Oh, we eat dim sum without jia jia. Oh, we go to Wasaga without jia jia etc...etc...". Not missing you at all eh? <3 u, mom
Hi Sweetie,
I'm so glad that God gave you this wonderful experience to let you know how to serve him. May God continue to bless you.
We all miss you very much!
Love, Dad
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