By Kotomi Yamanaka
Today we did some science experiments with the kids and watched the reactions together. The kids were so excited when they saw the balloon getting bigger! š
In art class we did some crafts and made paper flowers. It was so adorable to see how much the kids enjoyed making different things. We also talked with them about how every flower has a different shape and color, and how God made each one of us special in our own way.
The older students drew self portraits and we talked about how each one of us is Godās masterpiece, even if we canāt draw perfectly. He created each of us perfectly.
After that, the group went to a local familyās house to do food packing. My foot wasnāt feeling very good, so I couldnāt go, but I got to see through FaceTime. It made me really happy to see how glad everyone looked when they were prayed for. Also, since I donāt really understand Spanish when someone asked how many siblings I have, I answered 17 because I thought she asked me how old I am. She looked so confused and Cody had to jump in and translate to save the situation š I shouldāve studied some more of the simple phrases.
By Beth Hoover
Today we had school in the morning. We started with a ice breaker game where we had to ask each other questions. Since I have limited Spanish I stuck to an easy question everytime which was what’s your favorite fruit. After they answered each time, I said mine was Sangria which unfortunately is alcohol and not Sandia which is watermelon and what I wanted to say. The kids laughed, but I had no clue that I was saying it wrong until about the fourth child I spoke to. Ross was standing beside us talking to his child and he looked at me and asked, āwhat did you just say?ā I told him sangria was my favorite fruit, and Ross told me that I was mistaken that for sandria. Oops, I just told 4 kids my favorite fruit is alcohol and not watermelon like I thought I was saying. No wonder they all were looking at me strangley.
Each day I have been teaching the older students Statistics. It has been a blessing to see their eagerness to learn. Even the little ones have been eager to learn. Many have said how much they love school. One girl told me that she doesn’t get enough homework. It is so lovely to see how appreciative they are and how much we take for granted.
In the afternoon we delivered food packets. We went up a really steep hill and I loved when Ali said she was winded and out of breath by the time we got to the persons home. That make me feel better since I am 30ish years older and thought it was just me struggling. To imagine these kids do this every day really makes me appreciative again for what we have.
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