Yesterday morning, after waking from a deep and refreshing sleep, we all arose to a bright sunny day, a hearty breakfast, and a whole new load of physical labor. All of us sore from the previous day with muscular aches all over our bodies, proceeded to transport bags of dirt, cement, and rocks, whilst the others went to undo nails, and take out wooden planks. Our whole team was wholeheartedly working on those physically demanding projects which were assigned to them. Blood, sweat and tears were put into all of our tasks until finally, that fateful moment, we got told we were able to stop and go to lunch. Relief.
After a wonderful lunch we had the privilege of going to the children's home to teach them dances, play with a parachute, make balloons, sing songs, and learn different sports. Tiring and draining as it might have been, rewarding it certainly was. To end this wonderful day filled, we went back to the children's home after dinner and had a movie night, share pop corn, and have more bonding time with the children, and our team.
This morning we attended church as a whole team and were able to spend some time to put our focus back on God. Mr. Whittaker had the privilege of sharing a testimony, and we were blessed to hear it. After church we came back to the KIM Center and were given some wonderful hours of free time at the mall, and we got treated to a delightful lunch at Chili's. Being able to go shopping in our animal groups this morning was so wonderful as we really were able to get to know each other better and laugh a lot. All in all, these first three days here have already proven to be greatly effective; construction, playing with kids, investing in their lives, giving swimming lessons, and simple team bonding activities have already been impacting our lives tremendously. I can't wait to see how we will be transformed by the end of the week!
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