Hola from Rio (Brooke), Sister Ann, Esperanza Smellybud Damprock (Brittini), Pedro (Mary), Mamasita Christy, and last but not least El Guapo (Dan).
Well, it is another beautiful sunny day here in Puerto Vallarta and we have been working hard all the while wishing that there was at least 8 inches of snow on the ground and freezing temperatures.
This morning we went into the dump area to a little playground near the School for Champions to pick up all of the trash that was there. The job started to go very quickly when three of the local boys ( Raul, Andy and Juan) came by and started running around the place helping to pick up. As we were finishing up and the park was looking great a mom came in with her little baby boy and then said to me "Hola mi amiga" (hello my friend) and then went to push her little boy on the swing both with smiles on their faces. We then continued on to the School for Champions just down the road and our new friends that helped us to clean the playground followed along wearing their new work gloves we gave them. They so wanted to come and help us do some cleaning within the school grounds but we had to say goodbye because only those children who attend the school are allowed in. Hopefully by leading by example we have made an impression on them as well as those that have seen us working hard in the community this past week. Anyhow, we did another cleaning of the School for Champions and now we are preparing to go and have a meal with our new friends at the church.
Our trip to Mexico has turned out to be nothing like we expected but full of blessings that we never even imagined. Our team has worked so well together as a unit and laughed all the while. We have all remained flexible and done whatever was needed by those running a very huge ministry in areas surrounding Puerta Vallarta. We are all looking forward to coming back to visit with you and share all of our photos and stories. We´ll see you soon
--Brooke
Well, it is another beautiful sunny day here in Puerto Vallarta and we have been working hard all the while wishing that there was at least 8 inches of snow on the ground and freezing temperatures.
This morning we went into the dump area to a little playground near the School for Champions to pick up all of the trash that was there. The job started to go very quickly when three of the local boys ( Raul, Andy and Juan) came by and started running around the place helping to pick up. As we were finishing up and the park was looking great a mom came in with her little baby boy and then said to me "Hola mi amiga" (hello my friend) and then went to push her little boy on the swing both with smiles on their faces. We then continued on to the School for Champions just down the road and our new friends that helped us to clean the playground followed along wearing their new work gloves we gave them. They so wanted to come and help us do some cleaning within the school grounds but we had to say goodbye because only those children who attend the school are allowed in. Hopefully by leading by example we have made an impression on them as well as those that have seen us working hard in the community this past week. Anyhow, we did another cleaning of the School for Champions and now we are preparing to go and have a meal with our new friends at the church.
Our trip to Mexico has turned out to be nothing like we expected but full of blessings that we never even imagined. Our team has worked so well together as a unit and laughed all the while. We have all remained flexible and done whatever was needed by those running a very huge ministry in areas surrounding Puerta Vallarta. We are all looking forward to coming back to visit with you and share all of our photos and stories. We´ll see you soon
--Brooke
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I will have you all know that I got at least a dozen wonderful comments on this photo which was shown at church last night. HAHAHA! :)
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