Day Off

Today was our day off. Yay! While it's so great to be here at Casa Hogar, a little shut eye on the beach is great for your sanity. Before we took our beach siestas, we took eleven of the little boys to the beach for a few hours. They had so much fun. It was great to watch them laugh and play - and to play with them! They are so precious. Now that I have mastered their names, I am starting to get to know their personalities better.

After we took the boys back to Casa Hogar, we went back to nap on the beach for two hours. Despite several applications of sunscreen, I fried. Nuts. Oh well. My friend Pamela said that sunscreen just doesn't always work in Acapulco. Haha. What a bummer!

Then tonight, six of the interns and our friend Pamela went out for dinner. She has been SUCH a help to us! She speaks English very well and has taught us so many things. We had a great night.

Tomorrow is our day of rest, and I am so excited. Last Sunday, worship helped me so much to refocus and remember who it is that sustains me. There have been a lot of hard lessons to learn this week, and worship tomorrow will once again point me to all that matters: Jesus. The time to meditate and just praise Him in such a focused way is invaluable.

Next week, we have no short term group coming in. Usually, our job is to help them with construction until the kids get back from school. Since there is no group, I do not know yet if I will be helping out in the street child ministry, Sobre el Puente, or helping in the kitchen or what. We'll see!

You can all be praying as we try to figure out what we want to tackle this summer. The interns have spoken of a Bible study for the older girls, praise and worship nights once a week, Bible-focused time with the little ones (maybe story time?), and so many other great ideas. Pray for wisdom from the Spirit as we make decisions and implement formal plans - but also pray for wisdom in the little moments where the door opens for deep conversation with one of the kids.

God is at work!