This morning breakfast was at 6:45am instead of 5:45am. We were told that this will be the "normal" time on days there is no school/classes. At 7am, Kaylyn went to the Toddler House, where a little bit later she and the children went to the other "Chosa" Kaylyn told me that a girl, Clara, started crying because someone stole her toilet paper. When another volunteer picked her up she reached for Kaylyn and settled down once she was in Kaylyn's arm. where Karen (Mike's wife) led educational activities, similar to a preschool setting.
At 8am, Jaden left to go work with the horses where he helped bathe a horse, led horses to the stable and swept out the stable. His work took just about all morning, so I did not see him for lunch.
I met up with Kaylyn at the gymnasium at 8am where the middle and high school were celebrating Dia del indio. There were 3 categories for dressing up for each grade: native wear (designs were painted onto the outfits), formal wear, and making an outfit out of common items (newspaper, plastic, etc). I've included pictures at the end of this blog entry as I had taken so many.
I walked with Kaylyn and the kids back to the Toddler House and we stayed in the Chosa until lunch time when we walked back to the Comedor with them. All 3 of us eat lunch and supper together, so we chatted a bit before Kaylyn and I went back to the room and Jaden headed off to the chicken area to gather eggs, wash them and then deliver them to the kitchen, Team House, and the front Security gate.
This evening a team came in from Ohio. Kaylyn said she had heard there were 11 members. This is the home church of LaShawn, the nurse who has been down here working in the clinic on the Emmanuel campus for the past 5ish years. Hoping to meet some of them tomorrow.
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