Our Missionaries from First Baptist Church of Palm Coast
were in for a surprise today. Today was our first day we actually got to
interact with the children at the center. It left everyone with a different
lasting impression. I had gone around and asked everyone to give me a word to
describe their day. Some were hilarious such as Pleasantly-Tired, Comfy, Awesome, ¿Qué?,
and Stinky. Some words described words of respect, por ejemplo: Humbled,
Non-stop, Appreciative, Respect, Grateful, Scheduled, Inspired, and Amazing.
Though my favorite words were about how today has changed themselves: Educated, Connected, Tenderhearted,
Phenomenal, Experienced, and Blessed. Most importantly, everyone
experienced something for the first time today.
After desayuno and
morning devotion we got to go to work with our station. Everyone went off to
their group and experienced lots of different things. One team member, Catrina,
changed her first diaper today (that explains the word stinky LOL). Many of our
Missionaries have hardly ever spoken a single word in Spanish but today they
had their first shot in a conversation. Even one of the volunteers (Ilvie) had
the first haircut in two months. That
is a lot of time in hair growth.
For myself, I discovered how truly blessed we are, and how
blessed the children are for being here at Orphan Heart’s Malnutrition Center.
They are taken care of so efficiently by the Nannies. They are truly given tender loving care.
Today my small team of two was working with the Conejitos, ( Bunnies). I was so
impressed by how intelligent they are. They were able to interact with me in
ways my little sister could not when she was their age.
We have a code-name around here for our favorites… “non-favorite.”
My “non-favorite” was able to learn the
cutest gestures from me today. ¡Que linda! Sadly, the children are still
recovering. Because of malnutrition they
are not as developed as children of their own age. Many are several years
behind the age they should be.
-Ashton (Age 16)
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