First Full Day in the barrio

Hello all!

Morning came way too soon this morning! After a day at the park with the people from the barrio we all woke up sore this morning. Not much has changed after our day in the barrio today! We are all very sore and tired! It is a good sore though.

We arrived at the barrio at 9 a.m. this morning and got ready for story time with the children. We are all very proud of Kristin. She taught three different groups of children this morning and she did it all in spanish. She was awesome. The whole team was great today....helping out with our craft, moving tables and chairs, and most importantly interacting with all of the kids!

The one thing that is different this year is that they are cooking all of our lunches in the kitchen they put in, in the community center. The center even has it´s own bathroom now. We don´t have to order port-a-johns any more. The meal we had today was mashed potatoes shaped like a football and then stuffed with ground beef, a boiled egg, raisens and a calamota(sp) olive and then it was deep fryed. I´m not sure if that gives you a good picture or not. It was very good!

After lunch we had family time...playing ping pong, some games in the courtyard. One of the games that my family had to do was a potato sack race. I think I came in second on that one. We also played some volleyball, which they are very good at. Loys had a lesson for us later in the afternoon. He talked about why we can´t be ashamed of our faith and that we have to tell others. He used the illustration of being fishers of men! It was very good!

We all had supper in downtown Huanchaco tonight. They always have good food. We are all thinking about hitting the sack. We will get a day off tomorrow for a tour at some of the businesses that the project has started. A tour of one of the archialogical sites and a meal of native Peruvian food at Mike and Danell´s.

I hope this finds every one well! Anna and I love you all very much. Anna says she is still feeling a little lost with the language barrier....but I keep reminding her that I am too sometimes and it is ok. She is doing a great job and getting along just fine.

Love,
Mitch & Anna