Update from Mariah - Tuesday July 29th

This morning we went to Casita Benjamin and it was a wonderful second day. In the afternoon, we got right on the bus headed over to La Limonada to do yet another Day Camp for the kids in a school that Tita is trying to start up on the other side. I was really nervous for this because they just started that school about a week ago and the kids never really had any school experience before. I went there expecting mass chaos and crazy kids that wouldn't listen, but it ended up being amazing. We didn't think the kids would know the songs but they knew every single one. The loved the puppets so much and they liked making the crafts. All the kids are so cute and you never want to leave them. Thursday is going to be very hard.
After we left the school we went to the other side of La Limonada to Tita's other school that has already been around for a while. (La Limonada is divided in half by different gangs. It is very dangerous for one side to go to the other. Don't worry mom, we were safe with Tita! :) ) We divided into three different groups and left with seperate leaders to do some house visits. The first house that my group went to was a small small tin shack at the top of a hill, but the bottom of a larger hill, and nine people lived in it. When Gary asked for prayer requests so we could pray for them, the father asked for us to pray for their tortilla business and the grandmother said they were already so blessed. It struck me then that we live where we take so much for granted and how we always want more, a bigger house or whatever, and these NINE PEOPLE are living in one tiny house. It was unbelievable how guilty I felt. We tried other house but no one was home or answering. So we went to our leaders house which some of the guys from our group were rebuilding for her. A mudslide went through and destroyed part of her tin house and they are remaking it with cinderblocks. She told us the whole story and Gary translated for us (Thank You!)
Now we are back at SETECA and it is almost time for supper. So mom and dad, i miss you and love you but i still want to stay here longer =)

Mariah