Wednesday Morning

It's still raining here in Mexico, so once again our girls have no school. As much as that kind of worried our team (they get hyper when they have to be inside for a long time), they have been very well behaved. Time out in the girls home is no joke. This morning, Lupita decided she did not want to pray at breakfast which bought her THREE hours in the corner. No toys, no books, no play. Needless to say, Team Trouble has been a bit more controlled this morning.

Our day is looking pretty similar to yesterday, but we played a few group games before sitting down to watch our movie (note: I almost just said pelicula...I'm starting to think in spanish. Also, caught myself counting the kids in my head in spanish). We played musical squares, a game I used to play in youth group (if you're reading this, thank you Joey) which turned out to be a huge hit. This ate up about an hour of our time, before they sat down to watch the Muppets (in espanol!).

Amy did our devotion this morning, which was really neat to see her teaching talents being used. She had the girls captivated for the moment we started, asking them questions and explaining how our mouths can be used to hurt others, but should be used to praise God and lift one another up. After our devotion time, the girls pulled books out (their favorite activity) while we waited to see whether or not school would be cancelled. I was struggling with one of the older girls (Kiti, about 9 yrs old) while reading a book in spanish, and came to the realization that she didn't know how to read. I called Amy over, and while we were both struggling to teach reading in Spanish, she was able to use her talents to help Kiti get through half of the book. I am admiring Torey and Amy's skills and can definitely see how rewarding it is to teach someone something and watch them have a breakthrough.

I'm grateful for the chance to write this blog because it gives me the opportunity to notice each of the gifts our team has. First of all, I'm not sure how I lived without Karen's cooking before this trip. And while George spends a lot of time cooking in the kitchen, it's also amazing to see all of the little girls climbing all over him. It's great to see Eric's patience with Team Trouble as he plays games with them (where they clearly break all of the rules) and it's so helpful to have Kyle and Paige who are able to communicate more than the few phrases the rest of us know. Glena, has this amazing ability to be in charge and take the place of Steve and Hope, as she keeps everything in order. And of course, I can't forget Catherine, who is so commited to translating that according to Amy and Torey, she has been speaking in Spanish in her sleep.

Thank you, Jesus for such an amazing and talented team! Adios, friends!