Day 3: Lava!

From Ali Davila:

Today we started off by waking up at 5:45 to catch the sunrise. Spoiler Alert…we missed it, so instead we started off our morning with a bible study and a game. After a few hours we enjoyed a delicious breakfast of eggs and toast. Then some of the seniors and chaperones headed up to see the lava fields and enjoyed a beautiful hike. Because of the heat, when everyone returned from the hike, we all decided to go to the tienda across the street and get some ice cream. A little while later, we all headed in for lunch and enjoyed some sandwiches with pasta and chips. After lunch we prepared lessons for school tomorrow and then we traced and cut out a million caterpillars (Olivia’s hands were killing her). A few hours later we made food packs and had a team meeting to prepare for school tomorrow. Then we sat under the canopy and listened to Ross’s hilarious stories. Later it was time for dinner and we enjoyed hot dogs and chili beans. We then cleaned up and headed back outside to hear Ross’s testimony. Ross explained how much God loves and cares for us and how the words that come out of our mouths hold power. It’s been a beautiful day and now we’re going to end it with a game of spoons and fellowship. (I am totally going to win). See you tommorow!

From Olivia Hurst:

Everyone woke up at 5:45 in the morning so we could finally have our senior sunrise. However we forgot that we were in the mountains and therefore unable to actually see the sun rise. But since we were already up we decided to have a Bible study outside under the canopy where we were able to talk openly about our faith and grow more connected as a class. After we had a delicious breakfast, a few of the students, teachers, and staff went to the lava fields which was made by one of the beautiful volcanos that we can see from the camp. As a reward for our hike we went to a tienda (store) which is right across from the camp and got ice cream and then ate lunch. We spent the rest of the time getting crafts and projects ready for the kids tomorrow. then we prepared food packs for those families that we will meet when we do home visits after school. We had a team meeting to make sure we were ready and had an amazing dinner full of lots of laughter. we ended the night with a testimony from Ross and an intense game of spoons.