5-30-10

So I woke up this morning forgetting it was Sunday. I got ready for the day and around 10:50 I realized I had church this morning. I walked over to Phil and Alison’s only to find out that they were not there. I didn’t know what to do because Alison has been so busy with the two men’s groups from California she forgot to tell me. I walked over to the orphanage hoping to find Dori and of course she was not there either. I asked one of the workers where everyone was and she told me they were all at church. I remembered Alison had told me church started sometime around 11 so I realized everyone had already left for church without me. With all my luck the one lady still at the orphanage did not know a single word in English so I was struggling really bad trying to figure out what time it started and how to get there. I decided I was just going to wing it because el Porvenir isn’t too big so it shouldn’t be too hard. I made it there without getting lost and for those of you who know me really well that is a big deal. Church was good even though I only knew half the things that he was saying. I feel like everyone who speaks Spanish talks twice as fast as those who speak English and it absolutely amazes me. Even though service is longer than it is in America it goes by so fast because it is so interesting to me trying to figure out what the pastor is saying. After church instead of crowding in the van full of kids I volunteered to just walk back so I got my 2 miles in for the day.
The orphanage was great today. The last group from California came to say bye to the kids so I got to meet some more people. It turns out one of the men graduated from Johnson so that was really cool. Another guy talked to me for awhile he seemed very interested in why I was here haha. He kept asking me questions like why I wanted to work here for the summer and what am I wanting to get out of it. After that conversation he told me that he would love to have a daughter like me and that my parents must be so proud. I just kind of stared at him not really knowing how to respond. He said that he was coming back at the end of the summer to do some more work and would love to talk to me about my time here. I guess it never really occurred to me that for some people leaving their home for the summer to do God’s work is a big deal. To me it’s an amazing opportunity and I only wish I could do more. I guess that’s where our different passions come into play. After the men left we went outside to play. I played futbol with one of the boys for like an hour and a half then I taught gymnastics for the first time today. The little kids were in awe and said they have never seen anything like it. They kept asking me to do another flip so by the time it was time to go inside I was dead tired. The lady I usually help bathe the kids with wasn’t here today (it was her day off) so I was helping another lady. She did things differently so we both kind of got confused. We finally got in routine together and by the time we were giving the last baby a bath one of the babies crawled in screaming with a bleeding head. One of the kids hit him with a rattle and busted his head open so that caused a big panic. After we got that all figured out we cleaned up the rest of the kids then fed them all dinner. Today went by really fast so I am exhausted and ready for tomorrow. And oh yeah I came in tonight and got my new camera out only to find that the lens got cracked on the plane. I am supposed to start my photography projects tomorrow but it looks like that is going to have to be put on hold till I send it in to get fixed. I was so mad and frustrated because that is my baby and now it’s broken ughhh.