Greetings from Central America! This morning we started our day with an amazing breakfast where we were able to try new foods we probably never had before, We then ended our breakfast with a devotional led by Katie, our Convoy leader, in which she gave us a motivational word to prepare us for the day.
As a team we went to a church, Fountain of Life, where we were welcomed with open hands by their main pastor, Adolfo. He even stated that he would welcome us back again. During the service, two of our team members, Naveh and Cooper were able to give a small testimony, followed by worshipping with the children.
Secondly, we were able to sing to them the songs that we learned (Spanish & English) for them to enjoy and sing along. Then we as a team were able to see them break piñatas, while singing and dancing some more. We finished our time with them by helping their church team feed the children the food that was prepared.
Later after church, we headed to lunch where we were able to enjoy some authentic food and talk more about ourselves with our field workers. One highlight of our day was visiting a ceramic making place called Taller Escuela de Cerámica which has been run by generations of indigenous Nahua families where they work to keep the culture of ceramic pieces made with many processes. All of their art is handmade and done with incredible detail. After seeing how all these are made, I can say that I won’t take ceramics for granted anymore!
Later in the afternoon we visited a small tourist district in which we saw many vendors of all kinds, like food, clothing, cultural pieces that represent the country. We also went on the trail walk around the rim of a beautiful lake set in a volcanic crater. On the hike we say monkeys and more volcanoes! We finished our day with a filling dinner and then headed back to our hotel to debrief and get a good night’s rest to prepare for our first day of helping the community in any way we can.
Thank you for your time and keep our team in your prayers. This will be a great experience for all of us and we are looking forward for this week of service.
Bryan (for team), Bianca, Sofia, Emily, Jake, Daniel, Naveh, Cooper and Caeden
