We have had several people misunderstand thinking we were in Guatemala this week - we are home and this is in retrospect!!
So Day 2 -
Well we are right on the road at the hotel so the traffic is very loud which is an understatement. The traffic started about 4:00 am - so not much rest last night.
Breakfast was better than supper the night before! It was omelet, pancakes, and fruit. I ate my pancakes and some of the fruit. We also had fresh squeezed OJ and I tried some papaya juice!
Bubba, Efrain, & I went to the grocery store to buy lunch to cook in the village today! That was a different experience. Guards with big guns at the checkouts and 2 buggies full of groceries!
When we arrived at the village, the kids had already started on some crafts-so we got started right away with the cooking and it took around 1 1/2 hours to clean and prepare and another 1 1/2 hours to cook. We cut chicken breast, carrots, cilantro, celery, tomatoes, and onions to name a few. Jerry and 2 other village people helped cut everything up. I was a little nervous about the cooking -I am not use to cooking for that many people (100 or so) and all the different ingredients and spices but it turned out OK! The kids kept coming to the door and asking for ice and food and we would keep telling la comida (which they figured out meant wait until lunch!) We were all starving by the time lunch was done. I went to sleep Sunday night with a headache and woke up with it and had it most of this day. I am not sure if it was the altitude or what but it finally went away later during the day.
All the kids loved the food and came back for multiple helpings! They kept saying mucho gusto while eating -very rewarding :)
I was able to play and talk with some of the kids as we were cooking. They were so loving. I am so thankful that I stepped out on faith. It makes me very thankful for what we have and for my kids. I should not complain about the size of my home anymore- every time I think I might not be satisfied - I will remember the living conditions in San Antonio.
Before we left, Abby (who went in December) made a friend in Lucrecia and sent a little package to her through me! While we were cooking she ended up in the kitchen with some other children and we were asking names and I recognized her! Bubba ran and got the package and we gave it to her and she was so proud.
After lunch she came back with a bouquet of flowers for me, Abby and Billy. It was so sweet.
I had made my first friend in San Antonio and she had stolen a piece of my heart! :)
We were able to talk with some more of the children, learn their names, hand out candy (dulce) and play ball with them.
The kids mean so much more than a picture now. Some names I remember already just from Monday are - Lucrecia, Moses, Daniel, Willy and Carlos.
I was able to go down and see where the 4th house is being built. - Oh my -it sure does put things in perspective.
It was getting close to time for us to leave - Billy told them we were bringing pizza back tomorrow. Oh they were excited - they kept saying pizza pizza. I never would have dreamed there was a Domino's in Guatemala!
I can't wait to go back in the morning - they smiled alot.
We headed back to the hotel and cleaned up and waited on supper at the hotel - chicken, mashed potatoes and soup.
Well the chicken tasted funny and I ate a little of the mashed potatoes but the company was good. We were so exhausted and ready for bed. 4:00 am comes early (that's when the trucks and horns start up)
More to come later
Stacia
a few pics from the village -day2 in Guatemala
Ya. The chicken did taste a lil funny.
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