Oi friends and family,
Today was a very special day. It is the local Valentines Day and the kid’s from the City of Youth, Happy Day.
Happy Day is the day that kids who have had their Birthday within the past couple months celebrate their birthdays all together by going to the mall. Each kid gets to spend 15 rias to buy candy.
This morning we continued working on our paint project, but because it is Valentine’s Day we also made cards for the girls and boys. Or goal was to let the kids know that they are loved by Jesus.
After the amazing lunch we got to give the girls their Valentine’s Day cards. It was so much fun to see the joy on their faces just from a card.
Kayla made it safely to the country and joined us in the City of Youth.
At 2:30 we got in a bus with all of the kids for Happy Day. Before we went into the mall each of us paired up with one of the kids and got to take them around. The kids got to buy candy from the Supermarcados. We got Big Macs from McDonalds and afterwards chocolate ice cream. They were filled joy over a simple ice cream cone. After walking around the mall, the kids and Derek went to watch the live action Lilo and Stich. The rest of us continued to walk around the mall.
The girl that I was paired up with was so excited about having ice cream that she was jumping up and down and excitedly talking about ice cream.
When it was time to get back on the bus we were able to give each one of them a present and they in turn showed us how happy and grateful they were for this day and for us. It was so exciting to see the joy and thankfulness on their faces. The boy that Declan was paired with said that he was really thankful and that Declan was like a Dad to him.
You all can continue to pray that we would make the greatest impact during our time left in South America.
-Caelyn
