We had a balance of working on Casa Paciencia and interacting with the kids today. It all started with Cheryl leading chapel for the kids. She read a children's version of the story of Joseph who, like the kids at the Ranch, had lots of bad things happen to him even though he was loved by God. Despite all the abuse, he was still used by God to save his family.
Braving the wet conditions, Brenda cleaned coffee beans and picked coffee 'cherries' this morning, which gave her some one-on-one time with her sponsor child. The rest of us worked on Casa Paciencia. Since the weather wasn't allowing us to paint outside, we worked inside with a view toward prepping the interior for future painting.
After lunch, led by Darlene we baked cookies and spent time playing and reading with the kids. There seems to be some confusion about why Martin and Tom ate one of the cookies. While we saw it as a public service to protect the others from potential harm, the ladies all saw it as being snitches. Darlene threatened Martin with a rolling pin and the rest is history.
Later in the afternoon we had an additional time of reading to the kids and playing with them in Casa Bondad. The house is set up for indoor activities like reading, music, art and cooking. If they aren't on the campo, then the kids seem to like to play at Bondad. They only get the chance to do that when a team is on the Ranch campus.
In the evening Cheryl led us in our devotional time, and we spent some time praying for our families and friends who are not pursuing a relationship with Christ.
Cheryl also introduced us to the game of Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, and we are all headed to the emergency room for various hand injuries resulting from the game.
Chapel
Coffee
Baking
The Cookie Incident
Reading and Playing
The Sensory Room at Casa Bondad
Working in the Kitchen
