Have you ever eaten so much during lunch and think "I could just take a nap right here, right now..."? Well, let me tell you about Siesta. First of all, we had a great lunch of Spaghetti casserole, tortillas and garlic sauce, and salad cooked by George and Karen. Well, after lunch we had this thing called "siesta". Now I've had naps before, but this one puts all others to shame. After we cleaned up after lunch, all of the kids went down for a nap, on the floor, basically wherever they were standing. The nap lasts only about 20 minutes, but feels like forever. I am half joking about the nap being the best part of the day, but this was actually a great opportunity for the girls to snuggle up with our team. I hadn't had my eyes closed for long before one of the girls pulled my arm up and wrapped herself up next to me. Cutest thing ever.
After we got up, the girls did homework and those that didn't have any, started making oreo balls (so.much.food.). We also had time to play games, and I was able to teach a few of the girls how to make friendship bracelets. Some of the girls eventually got it, but the real master was Senior Bigote. I'll have to post a picture of that greatness later.
Before dinner, we finished our devotion from the morning. We talked more about the mind and how to take captive every thought. I should tell you, Catherine is doing an amazing job at translating. I am sure it can be overwhelming to be the main communicator for all ten of us, but she does such an awesome job and God has really given her a talent when it comes to Spanish. We are basically calling on her at all times to help with phrases and talking with the girls. Anyways, I say that because she was able to translate all that I wanted to say to the girls about how beautifully and wonderfully made they are. We wanted them to practice only allowing good thoughts about themselves and others, so we had each girl say something positive about another girl in the room. So many beautiful comments were said about each and every one of them.
After we finished our devotion, the girls ate dinner and we waited for Norma and Faustino (the house parents for the boys) to take us to dinner. We drove through for about a half hour, seeing the different parts of downtown Tapachula. We were able to see shops, restaurants, and parks. We ended up eating at this taco place where we ordered a few different kinds of tacos and taste tested them all. They. Were. Awesome. The salsa was great, the meat was delicious, and the tortillas? Amazing.
Also, one of the rules here is you have to eat whatever is on your plate. Please pray for Torey as she continues to struggle with how much she really wants to eat vs. how much she can actually eat.
I know it seems like all we do is eat, clean up after we eat, and nap, but I promise--there is ministry going on here. I'm definitely learning there are more ways to communicate love than just our words. These girls thrive off of affection. They don't always need words, a hug typically works better anyway :)
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