Hola de Western Europe!
These last two days have been a blessing.
Wednesday we started the morning with breakfast made by Marilyn and Amanda.
We then walked to the refugee center where we spent the morning learning about the culture of Morocco from a Moroccan young lady while she prepared us traditional Moroccan tea.
We came back home for a cat nap and some card games before heading out to get tacos at Taquería Mi Ciudad, which Cole recommends with a rating of 7/10.
We made our way back to the center, but stopped at Plantate for some more coffee, rated a 6/10 by Cole, but I give the matcha a 9/10.
We got to the center and jumped right in to setting up for camp. This day was particularly special because the assistant director of the camp was bold in sharing her testimony with the kids at the camp, who are mostly Muslim.
We ended our day with a wonderful devotion from Amanda about prayer.
On Thursday, we started the day with breakfast prepared by Cole and Ely.
We then made our way to the neighborhood that the refugee center is in and went on a prayer walk, stopping at another ministry, a school, a park, and the center, as well as walking past several businesses that the refugees have started.
When we got back from the walk, we planned our English Immersion Event for next Monday and Tuesday, picking games and crafts.
After lunch, we made our way back to the refugee center for day 3 of camp. We stopped for coffee at L’Origine, which Cole rated a 7.5/10. His favorite so far.
At camp, Liana and I were working with the first, second, and third grade kids. We painted rocks with the flags of their home countries, did relays, and danced with the kids. It’s been really cool to see the ways in which the connections with the kids have grown over the last three days.
We finished the day with some delicious quesadillas made by chef Macie and sous chef Ely, as well as a devo from Cole.
We are very pumped for the last few days of camp and to see what next week’s events hold.
Love,
Hailey
