Personal Message from: Joanne
Good morning everyone,
We're at breakfast before a long day. We were all up late last night; men went to a camp with Rudy to show "Narnia" and didn't get back until midnight. Us women had the women's bible study at the hotel; to bed around 11:30. 29 women came, from the Casa and the church. We treated them to ice cream and they all received a team shirt. We studied Ephesians. Great conversation and praise. Liz, you would have loved it. We have developed a great relationship with the women here. First we introduced ourselves and what our favorite pastime was. We mostly shared recreational activities and their leisure time is cleaning and enjoying time with their children. One mom said she drove by the hotel many times and never imagined being in the hotel; was a real treat. We spent time praying with some alone after study; very special time.
Today we are going to one of the camps to feed the children, crafts and hand out clothing. A new task this year is checking children's hair and picking lice and washing their hair with lice shampoo. We will be sure to cover our heads. The camp we are going to had a fire two months ago and many lost everything they owned; saved money, ID and their other personal belongings, which is not much. A 5 y.o. child had tried cooking eggs one morning, which caused the fire. Thank God no one was harmed.
Would like to tell you of more but we are heading out again; busy day ahead of us, with church tonight directly after migrant camp time.
Continue to keep us in your prayers and for our friends here in San Vicente.
In Christ, Joanne
We're at breakfast before a long day. We were all up late last night; men went to a camp with Rudy to show "Narnia" and didn't get back until midnight. Us women had the women's bible study at the hotel; to bed around 11:30. 29 women came, from the Casa and the church. We treated them to ice cream and they all received a team shirt. We studied Ephesians. Great conversation and praise. Liz, you would have loved it. We have developed a great relationship with the women here. First we introduced ourselves and what our favorite pastime was. We mostly shared recreational activities and their leisure time is cleaning and enjoying time with their children. One mom said she drove by the hotel many times and never imagined being in the hotel; was a real treat. We spent time praying with some alone after study; very special time.
Today we are going to one of the camps to feed the children, crafts and hand out clothing. A new task this year is checking children's hair and picking lice and washing their hair with lice shampoo. We will be sure to cover our heads. The camp we are going to had a fire two months ago and many lost everything they owned; saved money, ID and their other personal belongings, which is not much. A 5 y.o. child had tried cooking eggs one morning, which caused the fire. Thank God no one was harmed.
Would like to tell you of more but we are heading out again; busy day ahead of us, with church tonight directly after migrant camp time.
Continue to keep us in your prayers and for our friends here in San Vicente.
In Christ, Joanne
