Day 2
Hello again. It's almost midnight and today was long so please excuse any grammar and spelling errors.
Today was an amazing day! We went to an all girls orphanage. I cannot think of the city, but it was about 1 1/2 hours away from San Salvador.
We had so much fun with the girls today. We made bracelets, Bible covers, had Bible lessons, sang songs, bought shoes and made hot dogs with the girls. they were such a blessing. These girls reminded me more of the girls from Colombia!
We left the orphanage and went to one of our translators grandmothers house. (All three of the translators are from El Salvador) Her aunt, cousin, grandmother, and grandfather were all there. It was so fun to see them together. The grandma had demsia ?? and when we were saying hello, kept saying "adios." She was soooo cute! They were all so hospitable and so nice to welcome us into their home. The grandfather prayed as we left, and I know the Holy Spirit was in that room. I loved them so much.
We ate dinner after that, at an authentic El Salvadorean Restaurant. Can I just say that the rotiserie chicken was the BEST chicken I HAVE EVER eaten!!!! NO Lie! We were ohing and awing over this chicken. My mom even stole it from our translators table. She said they could get their own =) haha she was kidding! I think.... We also ate Papussa's. They are like tortillas with beans, cheese and pork in them. It was SO good! The best meal so far! We all wanna go back and eat that chicken. The restaurant had monkeys and parrots outside in cages where we were. I know that sounds disgusting, but they were not right by us. haha One of the monkeys got mad at Amber and grabbed her. Shhh... Don't tell her mom! We laughed so hard. All the "younger girls" with us were all freaked out!
We finally made it back to our hotel, to head right back out to Pops-- an ice cream place. We had eaten so much chicken I wonder how we managed to fit ice cream in our bellies-- but we did! We debriefed and talked about the days events. It is hard to leave after just one day, but we know the Lord is working through us. Some of the girl stood up today and thanked us all on their own. They had the translators say it in front of everyone! How brave and courageous they are!
Ok I know this is getting long, I just wanna have it all written for when I come home! Please pray for us tomorrow! We are going to the special needs orphanage-- enough said. It is going to be a VERY emotional draining day! Pray for strength, patience, and peace. These kids/adults need more love than any of the others. My heart aches just thinking about it!
Well goodnight all!!!!!
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Uno Dia--(Happy bday Daddy)
Day one in El Salvador has been amazing! We landed yesterday and got all packed into a van and left for our hotel. Our hotel is AMAZING! It is so nice! This is going to be very rough and have plenty of errors, but I am running off little sleep and just want to recap today's events!
7:00 Breakfast ( we thought that we could go at 9 to the orphanage)
10:00 finally got to meet some little kiddos
-We played sang songs in spanish- I am sooo rusty-
-Played with jump ropes, side-walk chalk, balls, etc outside
-made bracelets
-Bible lesson
4:00 El Salvador "Wal-Mart" WAY bigger than ours.
8:00 dinner at our hotel and debrief
--Happy birthday Dad! Yummy cakes!
All in all today was successful. I felt like I was busy passing out stuff and organizing, that I felt like I didn't love on too many kids. I was later reminded that God had a purpose for me today, and even though I didn't have some huge emotional moment like some, God placed me where he wanted me today. I am following His will, and I have to know that He is going to have me at the right place and right time.
I cannot wait for tomorrow. It is an middle/older all girls orphanage. I know God is working through us here! He has blessed me so much already!
7:00 Breakfast ( we thought that we could go at 9 to the orphanage)
10:00 finally got to meet some little kiddos
-We played sang songs in spanish- I am sooo rusty-
-Played with jump ropes, side-walk chalk, balls, etc outside
-made bracelets
-Bible lesson
4:00 El Salvador "Wal-Mart" WAY bigger than ours.
8:00 dinner at our hotel and debrief
--Happy birthday Dad! Yummy cakes!
All in all today was successful. I felt like I was busy passing out stuff and organizing, that I felt like I didn't love on too many kids. I was later reminded that God had a purpose for me today, and even though I didn't have some huge emotional moment like some, God placed me where he wanted me today. I am following His will, and I have to know that He is going to have me at the right place and right time.
I cannot wait for tomorrow. It is an middle/older all girls orphanage. I know God is working through us here! He has blessed me so much already!
Friday, July 17, 2009
16 days and counting {anxiously}
The countdown is on! 16 days until I am in the country of El Salvador. We are going to 5 different cities and orphanages while we are there. We get to pretty much travel the whole country. We are going to be leaving Sunday, August 2nd and return the following Sunday, August 9th. We will arrive in San Salvador around 9:00Pm our time.
Here are the cities with the days. Each city will have an orphanage we visit.
Monday: San Salvador
Tuesday: Santa Ana
Wednesday: San Martin
Thursday: Our day of sight seeing in El Salvador.
Friday: Sonsonate
Saturday: Aguachapan
Sunday we leave and will return 4:20PM our time.
Here are the cities with the days. Each city will have an orphanage we visit.
Monday: San Salvador
Tuesday: Santa Ana
Wednesday: San Martin
Thursday: Our day of sight seeing in El Salvador.
Friday: Sonsonate
Saturday: Aguachapan
Sunday we leave and will return 4:20PM our time.
All in all, I am super excited and ready to head over there. We are having a team meeting tomorrow to go over all of the details. I am glad that we are going to be at different orphanages every day. Last year in Colombia, we were at two the whole week and it really made it hard to leave the kids because we had such a strong connection. This will help my "getting too attached" to all of the kids. That is what I fear the most. Last year was so difficult to come home because I got really attached to a few of them. I know I am going to want to snag a few of them while I am there. Adoption and orphan ministry is such a passion that I have, this is something I feel so called to do. Unlike school, I LOVE it and have such a feeling of doing "my calling."
Please start praying for me now. I know that I will have such a joyous time while I am there, but pray that I can be focused and pour my whole heart on to these kids. Pray that even though I cannot speak their language, that Christ's love would be so abundant to them and that they would come to know the love and salvation that only our Heavenly Father can give. Pray that I am strong enough and well prepared to go over there, and strong enough to leave. I know now how better to prepare to leave, and know that I have to be completely dependent on my God before I go. I want to give them my full energy, attention, and heart while I am there. I also really HATE leaving trips like these. When I get home I feel like I have left them behind and get really lonely and sad. My heart hurts that I cannot scoop them all up and give them a family like the one I have been blessed with. Lastly, pray that we all have fun and enjoy our time over there. Sharing Christ and especially with orphans, well, I can't think of anything better to do with a week of my life.
*PRAYER*
Please start praying for me now. I know that I will have such a joyous time while I am there, but pray that I can be focused and pour my whole heart on to these kids. Pray that even though I cannot speak their language, that Christ's love would be so abundant to them and that they would come to know the love and salvation that only our Heavenly Father can give. Pray that I am strong enough and well prepared to go over there, and strong enough to leave. I know now how better to prepare to leave, and know that I have to be completely dependent on my God before I go. I want to give them my full energy, attention, and heart while I am there. I also really HATE leaving trips like these. When I get home I feel like I have left them behind and get really lonely and sad. My heart hurts that I cannot scoop them all up and give them a family like the one I have been blessed with. Lastly, pray that we all have fun and enjoy our time over there. Sharing Christ and especially with orphans, well, I can't think of anything better to do with a week of my life.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Colombia
Well I am home from Colombia! It was an adventure to say the least! I am sorry I did not start this blog while I was in Colombia, but figured it was an easy way for people to keep track of me and any more adventure that I may encounter!
Day 1 Sunday
We left on Sunday June 21, 2008 for Colombia around 1:00. I was scared out of my mind. I must say we had a wonderful team who kept me feeling safe and very welcome. We arrived in Colombia around 8pm. As soon as we got off of the plane, It really set in that i was in a different country. It was so weird going through customs, and their airport was a lot smaller than the one in the u.s. We went out side and met up with our drivers, Patricia, her mother, and their friends. I felt very welcome into their country! We went to our hotel Zuetanna 93 for the night and got rested for the next day ahead of us. Sleeping was very difficult for me that night. I tossed and turned for hours and hours. I was so anxious for the day ahead. We ate a wonderful breakfast at the hotel and headed out around 8:30am for the Amparro. I was very eager and nervous to go to the boys orphanage. When we arrived everyone was so very nice! The boys gave us a tour of their orphanage and we ate some yummy bread that they had made themselves. Next, we all sat down and the team members shared with the boys our name and the reason for coming on the mission trip. I told them that I was there becuase the Lord had laid it on my heart to come, because I want to adopt in the future that it is my duty to start helping orphans as soon as I am able. I am not sure that I should have said this, because as soon as the group finished, i was swarmed with 7-17 year old boys asking me to take them home with me. I quickly said that I was way too young to adopt, but I would pray for them. They said since I was too young to adopt them, they would want to marry me. I quickly blushed up and said that I was too old to marry any of them. That turned the day into the boys getting a little too close and trying to be with me the whole time. I was very nervous all day. Thankfully the team I was with kept me close to them and kept me safe. We left the orphanage around 5:00pm and went to a Colombian food resteraunt. It was soooo yummy! Then we headed to Zuetanna for the night.
Day 2 Tuesday
We went to Alcosto in the morning to buy some stuff for the boys, and then headed out to amparro . The boys kept their distance better today! I felt very safe and felt that the Lord was easing some of my nervousness. I am so sad to leave the boys! I will miss them so dearly! Next we headed to lunch. We went to a "fast food" place, but was more like a very nice resteraunt that was a little quicker than the normal place. Then the board members met with some people that granted them permission to visit 5 (i think) other orphanages in Colombia!!! It was such a blessing! They said that we were welcome any time we wanted! Most of the time it is a little difficult for americans to visit orphanages! The Lord was at work!!! We went to Mount Monserate that afternoon! It was sooooo breathtaking! Standing on the top of the mountain I had no clue what I was in for the rest of the week! The Lord was preparing me for a dream that was about to come true. We went to a boys "half way" house that night instead of going to dinner. We quickly realized that they did not have food, refridgerator, or washing machine! We went back to Alcosto and bought them baskets full of stuff! It was all work of the most gracious Lord! The boys and house mother were so happy and grateful that we had come!! It was a very emotional night and one of the highlights of the trip! We told them, "The way we had fed your human hunger is the same way the Lord provides for your spiritual hunger." With the food we give you, you will hunger again, but with the Lord, you will never hunger again. It was so amazing and I think the boys really took to what we were saying!!! God is amazing!!
Day 3 Wednesday
We went to the girl orphanage. The girls were soooo eager to show us around and just love on us and allow us to love on them. We just spent the day loving on them and sharing the Word of the Lord with them. They were soooo happy that we were there, and did not want us to leave that evening. We had to pry some of them out of the vans. It was a sad goodbye but happy knowing that we still had tres mas dias=) with them! We went over to the Ronderres(SP) house and ate dinner! It was so nice of them to allow us to come over. It was a wonderfully yummy meal! I even got to dance with Mr. Ronderres.=) They were so welcoming and just over all sweet people! I had a blast and I could tell that they were happy we were there loving on the girls!
Day 4 Thursday
We went to Exito in the morning to buy stuff for the girls. Then around 10:30 we headed over to the girls orphanage! They were all sooo happy for us to come back! This is the day that changed my life forever! I had met a little girl namd Dee the day before. I just couldnt stop playing, laughing and just loving on her! She was such a sweet girl and I knew that she was going to leave a special imprint on my heart. I asked Antonio(Patricia's husband) what her story was. Her mother had died in November of 2007, and her father was "bad" in the community. It was explained to me later, that he was a gang member, and was an overall "bad" person. They did say that he was good to the girls and wanted them back but it still made me so sad for her. She also had a 13 year old sister named Olla. As soon as I met this precious little girl I knew that they were in my life for a reason. To love on them for just one week! The Lord had given me these girls to show them that even though they have it bad someone can still love and want to take care of them. It brings tears to my eyes just to think about these girls, and know that right now they are all alone in a world that is so cold! They have lost so much and my heart aches for them. They are unadoptable, beacuse of their father, but I pray every day for them! I want them to know more than anything that I love them more than the world!! But more importantly that the Lord loves them and is going to take care of them no matter what happens! I do not know what it feels like to be a mom, but the way i worry, care and love these girls, it is the closest thing to feeling like a mother, that I have encountered thus far. I will always love and care for you dee and olla!!
Day 5 Friday
We went to a boys orphanage that was very nice early this morning! The girls were not expecting us until 1:00. Their house was very nice and they were all so excited that we came and visited! We bought braceletts that they had made themselves! It was very cool to watch them at work. We were all so eager to see the girls but we had to stop by the store and grab hot dog stuff for that evening! We rushed through and bought all we needed except the ice cream. ha ha that in itself is a funny story. We showed up around 12:30 and the faces on the girls everytime we pulled up was priceless! They would run up and give you the biggest hug you had ever had. We played and shared a Bible lesson with them. Our translators wife Dona felt the Lord telling her that she needed to speak this day! So she shared with the girls her testamony and it was heart wrenching! There was not a dry eye in the place. Her story was so close to many of the girls there you could tell that they could easily relate to what she was saying. This day for me, was very difficult knowing that I only had one more day with these beautiful girls! Every time I looked at one of them I wanted to cry. I fell in love with these girls, and knowing that I had to leave them behind and go back to my family, friends, and wonderful home made me feel so guilty! I had to keep in mind the reason I was there and focus on being a Light for these girls. That night we ate hot dogs, chips, and soda! The girls went crazy for them!!!! Colombian hot dogs are much larger than the ones here in the U.S. Dee (my little girl) ate three huge hot dogs, and a bag of chips. She kept going up there for more chips! She is so cute! I do not know where she put it all. They were all just about full when we told them that we were going to have ice cream as well! We bought 16 half gallons of ice cream from Crapes and Waffles! Talk about yummy!! We fed every girl and all fo he team members with three half gallons. We went through all sixteen half gallons, plus carmel, bananas, chocolate sauce, and condensed milk! Dee seriously ate at least one of the half gallons!! She kept saying "no mas, no mas." One girl told Nep "I just cant but it is so good, can i have some more carmel" I bet some of the girls were sick that night!! Talk about being hyped up on sugar!!! This was a sad goodbye, tomorrow would be our last day at Amparro de Ninas. We ate dinner yet again at Patricia and Antonio's house that night! Teresa and myself had a wonderful time! We laughed the entire time! It was so yummy and they were very sweet to invite us into their home.
Day 6 Saturday
I could not sleep last night! I was so eager to get back to the girls and spend as much time with them as i could!! We went to breakfast at Patricia and Antonio's again! It was soo good. Then we headed off for the girls!! I was already crying when I talked to Antonio at his house about Dee and Olla. I made him promise me if those girls ever became adoptable, that he would e-mail, or call me ASAP!!!!!! That means my wonderful parents would adopt them=))))) The girls were in the tv room watching music video's and i spotted my darling Dee!! She ran up to me and gave me the biggest bear hug ever!!! All the girls swarmed and I started bawling yet again! They just wanted love. It broke my heart that in just a few short days, i could fall in love with all these girls, and i knew that they felt the same! My passion for adoption grew so much this trip. If I could have adopted while I was there I would already have all ten of my children!! (maybe even more) The girls showed us their dormitory, they had one bed with a locker with practiclly nothing in it! That broke my heart and reminded me of the story my dad told when he returned from picking up my sister anna! He asked he director "What stuff of hers do I need to get?" She replied "She has nothing." Looking into these girls locker, I realized they had nothing! One pair of shoes, and stuff that we had given them! I feel so blessed to have everything I have! I cannot express how changed I am from this trip! We played with the girls and passed out candy all day long! They put together little skits and dances for us to watch!! It was soooo cute! They were so proud of what they knew. We suprised them with a Birthday party for everyone! We had cake and Barbies for each of the girls. They loved it! We danced for quite a while. Some of the older girls tried to teach me Salsa, lets just say I dont move that way! They laughed so much at my dancing!! Gosh I miss those girls!! It was finally time to leave and the moaning I heard will haunt me forever! Every girl there was crying! I knew I had to say goodbye to girls that I will remember forever!! Especially Dee and Olla! I held Dee until the moment I was in the van. Olga kept saying "Yo Quiero mucho mucho mucho" which means I love you much much much!! I cried so hard and I can honestly say letting go of those little girls, crying in the parking lot, was the hardest thing I have ever done!! I left a little piece of my heart with those two girls!!! I wil miss and pray for them everyday!! Every girl there has a special place in my heart!
Colombia changed my life forever! I know know the purpose of my life, to help orphans!! I hope that those girls know that I will love them forever! Even though I cannot adopt right now, I am praying and thinking of them everyday! God has blessed me so much and i am only so lucky to hopefully be able to help a few orphans out! James 1:27 "Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our Lord... is to help orphans." God calls each and every believer to help those who cannot help themself. Even if its not adoption, prayer, financial support, something!
Sorry it is so long! There is so much I left out, but this is all I can think of right now!! Sorry for misspelling and gramatical errors=))
I love and miss you bigger than the world Dee and Olla, and all my other beautiful girls at the girls orphanage.!!! I will hopefully return very soon!!!
Day 1 Sunday
We left on Sunday June 21, 2008 for Colombia around 1:00. I was scared out of my mind. I must say we had a wonderful team who kept me feeling safe and very welcome. We arrived in Colombia around 8pm. As soon as we got off of the plane, It really set in that i was in a different country. It was so weird going through customs, and their airport was a lot smaller than the one in the u.s. We went out side and met up with our drivers, Patricia, her mother, and their friends. I felt very welcome into their country! We went to our hotel Zuetanna 93 for the night and got rested for the next day ahead of us. Sleeping was very difficult for me that night. I tossed and turned for hours and hours. I was so anxious for the day ahead. We ate a wonderful breakfast at the hotel and headed out around 8:30am for the Amparro. I was very eager and nervous to go to the boys orphanage. When we arrived everyone was so very nice! The boys gave us a tour of their orphanage and we ate some yummy bread that they had made themselves. Next, we all sat down and the team members shared with the boys our name and the reason for coming on the mission trip. I told them that I was there becuase the Lord had laid it on my heart to come, because I want to adopt in the future that it is my duty to start helping orphans as soon as I am able. I am not sure that I should have said this, because as soon as the group finished, i was swarmed with 7-17 year old boys asking me to take them home with me. I quickly said that I was way too young to adopt, but I would pray for them. They said since I was too young to adopt them, they would want to marry me. I quickly blushed up and said that I was too old to marry any of them. That turned the day into the boys getting a little too close and trying to be with me the whole time. I was very nervous all day. Thankfully the team I was with kept me close to them and kept me safe. We left the orphanage around 5:00pm and went to a Colombian food resteraunt. It was soooo yummy! Then we headed to Zuetanna for the night.
Day 2 Tuesday
We went to Alcosto in the morning to buy some stuff for the boys, and then headed out to amparro . The boys kept their distance better today! I felt very safe and felt that the Lord was easing some of my nervousness. I am so sad to leave the boys! I will miss them so dearly! Next we headed to lunch. We went to a "fast food" place, but was more like a very nice resteraunt that was a little quicker than the normal place. Then the board members met with some people that granted them permission to visit 5 (i think) other orphanages in Colombia!!! It was such a blessing! They said that we were welcome any time we wanted! Most of the time it is a little difficult for americans to visit orphanages! The Lord was at work!!! We went to Mount Monserate that afternoon! It was sooooo breathtaking! Standing on the top of the mountain I had no clue what I was in for the rest of the week! The Lord was preparing me for a dream that was about to come true. We went to a boys "half way" house that night instead of going to dinner. We quickly realized that they did not have food, refridgerator, or washing machine! We went back to Alcosto and bought them baskets full of stuff! It was all work of the most gracious Lord! The boys and house mother were so happy and grateful that we had come!! It was a very emotional night and one of the highlights of the trip! We told them, "The way we had fed your human hunger is the same way the Lord provides for your spiritual hunger." With the food we give you, you will hunger again, but with the Lord, you will never hunger again. It was so amazing and I think the boys really took to what we were saying!!! God is amazing!!
Day 3 Wednesday
We went to the girl orphanage. The girls were soooo eager to show us around and just love on us and allow us to love on them. We just spent the day loving on them and sharing the Word of the Lord with them. They were soooo happy that we were there, and did not want us to leave that evening. We had to pry some of them out of the vans. It was a sad goodbye but happy knowing that we still had tres mas dias=) with them! We went over to the Ronderres(SP) house and ate dinner! It was so nice of them to allow us to come over. It was a wonderfully yummy meal! I even got to dance with Mr. Ronderres.=) They were so welcoming and just over all sweet people! I had a blast and I could tell that they were happy we were there loving on the girls!
Day 4 Thursday
We went to Exito in the morning to buy stuff for the girls. Then around 10:30 we headed over to the girls orphanage! They were all sooo happy for us to come back! This is the day that changed my life forever! I had met a little girl namd Dee the day before. I just couldnt stop playing, laughing and just loving on her! She was such a sweet girl and I knew that she was going to leave a special imprint on my heart. I asked Antonio(Patricia's husband) what her story was. Her mother had died in November of 2007, and her father was "bad" in the community. It was explained to me later, that he was a gang member, and was an overall "bad" person. They did say that he was good to the girls and wanted them back but it still made me so sad for her. She also had a 13 year old sister named Olla. As soon as I met this precious little girl I knew that they were in my life for a reason. To love on them for just one week! The Lord had given me these girls to show them that even though they have it bad someone can still love and want to take care of them. It brings tears to my eyes just to think about these girls, and know that right now they are all alone in a world that is so cold! They have lost so much and my heart aches for them. They are unadoptable, beacuse of their father, but I pray every day for them! I want them to know more than anything that I love them more than the world!! But more importantly that the Lord loves them and is going to take care of them no matter what happens! I do not know what it feels like to be a mom, but the way i worry, care and love these girls, it is the closest thing to feeling like a mother, that I have encountered thus far. I will always love and care for you dee and olla!!
Day 5 Friday
We went to a boys orphanage that was very nice early this morning! The girls were not expecting us until 1:00. Their house was very nice and they were all so excited that we came and visited! We bought braceletts that they had made themselves! It was very cool to watch them at work. We were all so eager to see the girls but we had to stop by the store and grab hot dog stuff for that evening! We rushed through and bought all we needed except the ice cream. ha ha that in itself is a funny story. We showed up around 12:30 and the faces on the girls everytime we pulled up was priceless! They would run up and give you the biggest hug you had ever had. We played and shared a Bible lesson with them. Our translators wife Dona felt the Lord telling her that she needed to speak this day! So she shared with the girls her testamony and it was heart wrenching! There was not a dry eye in the place. Her story was so close to many of the girls there you could tell that they could easily relate to what she was saying. This day for me, was very difficult knowing that I only had one more day with these beautiful girls! Every time I looked at one of them I wanted to cry. I fell in love with these girls, and knowing that I had to leave them behind and go back to my family, friends, and wonderful home made me feel so guilty! I had to keep in mind the reason I was there and focus on being a Light for these girls. That night we ate hot dogs, chips, and soda! The girls went crazy for them!!!! Colombian hot dogs are much larger than the ones here in the U.S. Dee (my little girl) ate three huge hot dogs, and a bag of chips. She kept going up there for more chips! She is so cute! I do not know where she put it all. They were all just about full when we told them that we were going to have ice cream as well! We bought 16 half gallons of ice cream from Crapes and Waffles! Talk about yummy!! We fed every girl and all fo he team members with three half gallons. We went through all sixteen half gallons, plus carmel, bananas, chocolate sauce, and condensed milk! Dee seriously ate at least one of the half gallons!! She kept saying "no mas, no mas." One girl told Nep "I just cant but it is so good, can i have some more carmel" I bet some of the girls were sick that night!! Talk about being hyped up on sugar!!! This was a sad goodbye, tomorrow would be our last day at Amparro de Ninas. We ate dinner yet again at Patricia and Antonio's house that night! Teresa and myself had a wonderful time! We laughed the entire time! It was so yummy and they were very sweet to invite us into their home.
Day 6 Saturday
I could not sleep last night! I was so eager to get back to the girls and spend as much time with them as i could!! We went to breakfast at Patricia and Antonio's again! It was soo good. Then we headed off for the girls!! I was already crying when I talked to Antonio at his house about Dee and Olla. I made him promise me if those girls ever became adoptable, that he would e-mail, or call me ASAP!!!!!! That means my wonderful parents would adopt them=))))) The girls were in the tv room watching music video's and i spotted my darling Dee!! She ran up to me and gave me the biggest bear hug ever!!! All the girls swarmed and I started bawling yet again! They just wanted love. It broke my heart that in just a few short days, i could fall in love with all these girls, and i knew that they felt the same! My passion for adoption grew so much this trip. If I could have adopted while I was there I would already have all ten of my children!! (maybe even more) The girls showed us their dormitory, they had one bed with a locker with practiclly nothing in it! That broke my heart and reminded me of the story my dad told when he returned from picking up my sister anna! He asked he director "What stuff of hers do I need to get?" She replied "She has nothing." Looking into these girls locker, I realized they had nothing! One pair of shoes, and stuff that we had given them! I feel so blessed to have everything I have! I cannot express how changed I am from this trip! We played with the girls and passed out candy all day long! They put together little skits and dances for us to watch!! It was soooo cute! They were so proud of what they knew. We suprised them with a Birthday party for everyone! We had cake and Barbies for each of the girls. They loved it! We danced for quite a while. Some of the older girls tried to teach me Salsa, lets just say I dont move that way! They laughed so much at my dancing!! Gosh I miss those girls!! It was finally time to leave and the moaning I heard will haunt me forever! Every girl there was crying! I knew I had to say goodbye to girls that I will remember forever!! Especially Dee and Olla! I held Dee until the moment I was in the van. Olga kept saying "Yo Quiero mucho mucho mucho" which means I love you much much much!! I cried so hard and I can honestly say letting go of those little girls, crying in the parking lot, was the hardest thing I have ever done!! I left a little piece of my heart with those two girls!!! I wil miss and pray for them everyday!! Every girl there has a special place in my heart!
Colombia changed my life forever! I know know the purpose of my life, to help orphans!! I hope that those girls know that I will love them forever! Even though I cannot adopt right now, I am praying and thinking of them everyday! God has blessed me so much and i am only so lucky to hopefully be able to help a few orphans out! James 1:27 "Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our Lord... is to help orphans." God calls each and every believer to help those who cannot help themself. Even if its not adoption, prayer, financial support, something!
Sorry it is so long! There is so much I left out, but this is all I can think of right now!! Sorry for misspelling and gramatical errors=))
I love and miss you bigger than the world Dee and Olla, and all my other beautiful girls at the girls orphanage.!!! I will hopefully return very soon!!!
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