Since there were no veggies to cut once again at the Toddler House, Alina and I were able to go to all of Big Circle this morning. This would be our last Big Circle of 2014. The youth pastor from OH spoke once again and let the children of Emmanuel know how his team came down thinking that they would show love to the children and show Jesus to the children, but they have received so much MORE love and so much MORE of Jesus from the children than they could ever show to them. He let them know that he hopes they take what they have and share it with others, whether it be in Honduras or if some children have the chance to come up to the States because WE do not have what they have...a community completely dedicated and devoted to God.
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| Alina and Michell at Big Circle |
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| The Grandecito House reciting the 10 Commandments during Big Circle |
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| Big Circle Worship and Praise Team |
When we got to the toddler House, we served breakfast and stayed for a little bit in the pavilion. Around 9:30am, the big girls decided to take the toddlers to the farm. Nikoll still looks for me and runs to me every time she sees me, so I carried her on the walk since her legs wouldn't take her all of the way. We stopped at the school to buy an order of tacos...the upcoming graduates are once again selling them to raise funds for graduation. I was glad that I purchased them, because Nikoll ended up eating a few bites. I gave my "soda in a bag" to Zelenes who made sure that each child got a sip (since I'm not a big fan of orange soda).
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| Nikoll playing with blocks in the pavilion |
We spent some time watching the horse trainer work with the boy who currently cares for the horses, showing him how to walk alongside the horse while a rider is on. The horses are meant to be used as therapy horses for special needs training. The toddlers were fascinated by the horses. There was an enormous toad as well that caught their eye over at the farm! On our walk home, Zelenes shared her story with me on how she came to the orphanage. She is by far the tallest female orphan I've seen here, only about an inch shorter than me. I let her know that I would leave my 2 pairs of jeans with her, since she requires longer legged jeans than all of the other girls (and I've never seen her wearing female jeans).
I chatted with Karen after lunch about classes to see if I could skip today since David and Lydia would be up at the team house giving their testimony. I've only heard the testimony second hand from Andres when he had the chance to hear it about 5 years ago...but never first-hand. Karen was surprised because she said she was just about to find me to let me know she couldn't hold class because she had to substitute for another teacher.
This evening was a pretty normal evening in terms of getting the toddlers supper, showered, dishes done, settled in and then getting settled in ourselves. Jenny (John's wife) offered spaghetti and meatballs to Alina, who I swear is on a growth spurt right now because she's always hungry. Karen brought over a baby turtle for us to play with that she was holding for Vero Castro. All-in-all, it was a good night.
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