Friday was our last day with the children and we were so sad to see them go, but also excited for all that their mothers, sisters, aunts, and grandmothers have made in the sewing classes. Some of the children came to the church wearing the dresses and shorts that the women had made earlier in the week. In this picture, the little boy and youngest girl are wearing shorts that were made earlier in the week. The oldest girl is wearing the dress and matching headband her mother made Monday.
Bible school was bittersweet time as we made necklaces with the children and talked about the good samaritan. Each of the children pay attention when the lesson is being given. We are beginning to know them all by name. It is especially moving to see so many of our team comfortable engaging with the people despite the language barrier. On the first day with the children, there was an awkwardness that surrounded approaching the people and attempting a language we didn't understand. It has been most humbling to find that the people want to communicate with us as much as we want to speak with them. They are more than willing to help us learn and graciously look over our mistakes.
CJ brought his spanish-english dictionary on Friday and spoke for a while with a group of boys who passed by and were not initially part of our project. They paused en route outside the church gate and the next time we looked over, CJ had all the boys inside the gate and they were teaching each other with the dictionary how to speak to one another. God can always make a way when there seems to be no way.
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