HIM has done an outstanding job of putting a variety of enriching activities together for us to do. Today was a great and exhausting day! We went to HIM's Nutrition Center in Gulan (45 minutes away) after breakfast. The Nutrition Center, which opened in January, is set up to take in severely malnourished children and bring them back to better health. Presently, there are 3 children living there (they expect another 7 to arrive next week)(they can accomodate up to 30) but on Wednesdays, they feed the local children lunch. This is often their best meal of the week. Our job was to go to the market and buy the food, prepare it, and serve it. While some of us worked to get the food ready, others were out playing with the kids. Our group found out there are some kids with great soccer skills. There were well over 50 kids. Before serving, Erik said grace with Julio interpreting. Before Julio could interpret, the kids tried to repeat what Erik had said. We all enjoyed listening to their attempts at English. After the kids left, we started our real manual labor. Some sanded and varnished furniture. Others spread dirt in the orphanage they are building behind the center (the floors needed to be leveled after the building process and before pouring the floor).
It was a real experience going to the market. A feast for the eyes and people everywhere!
The plans HIM have for the Nutrition Center, orphanage, senior housing, and dental office are fantastic. Everything is being done by volunteers. They will need many more teams to finish the work! Are you ready to be part of the next team?
Tammi Pflugradt
Jan Remmele
Beth Musser
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A dental office???? You sparked an interest since I love my work as a dental hygienist.
ReplyDeleteWhen can I start?
Patti Cherney
Wonderful to catch up on the reading of what's happening there in my baby's country of origin...glad you all are there...witnessing not just your faith to others of God's people, but 'witnessing' what I often think of when I look at my daughter and thank God for delivering her from.
ReplyDelete(If you can't take one of those darlings home, it's best to get off your duff and go to them...therefore, I applaud your commitment and efforts, and I thank our Lord Jesus for your zeal and compassion for others.)
His peace envelope your souls and the ones you touch. Amen.
-adam
Eric, I wonder if the kids get a kick out of you broken "American" Spanish. Although I know yours is very good. Also, I hope you don't mind the pic I used on here for my profile. I was looking all over for one and this one of you in the background being silly made me laugh. I'm sure you are making lots of children do the same down there.
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of you and the work all of you do and are doing.
May God bless you all.