So Thursday we started off the morning with a workshop with the teachers at the orphanage. Lorelei and Joyce watched a movie with the kids and hung out with them while Amy and I talked with the teachers. Amy talked about the basic things that kids need to be able to learn and how coming from difficult situations affects how they learn. I talked about the different learning styles kids have and how to use that to help the kids be more engaged in what they are learning.
In the afternoon we went to the church and led a women's workshop where Joyce talked about spiritual gifts with the ladies.
Then in the evening Amy talked about sexual abuse at the healthy families class.
Friday was fairly similar to Thursday, except in the morning Lorelei, Amy, and I did more home visits in some of the more remote areas of Sumpango. We got to hear some of their stories and pray with the families. Some of the people we visited with were those who had received bunkbeds in the past through the healthy families classes. It was cool to see how God is using the bunkbeds in these families lives to protect their kids and help give them a better future.
We did another women's workshop in the afternoon, and it was really awesome to see how many women came!
That night we did the final class at the church and Amy and I talked about health and nutrition. Then the bunkbeds went home with their rightful owners. The kids were so excited to sleep in their new beds!
It's been wonderful to see how God has worked everything together for these families to get the bunkbeds. They are definitely a gift from Him to these precious families.
On a side note, today was our break day, before another week of ministry in San Lucas Toliman. So Joyce headed off to take some Spanish classes, and the rest of us climbed Pacaya, a volcano! It was good to take a break, and we're feeling re-energized and ready to pick up the rest of the team tomorrow in Guatemala City!
Thanks for praying and following along! We're excited to see what God will do in this new week of ministry:)
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