Things are going very well here in Quito. Yesterday we spent the whole day at Maria Campi. In the morning, there were only 2 small children there (Sophia - cute as ever and walking - and a new little guy, Jose - he stole my heart with his beautiful smile!) The older kids were at school and the 3-5 year-olds were at a government run day care/preschool. We were put to work weeding and painting and fixing some plumbing problems. When God assembled this team, He included a handiman kind of guy who has been kept very busy!
The school kids got back around 1:00 and had lunch. Then a story was attempted but they were much too excited to really sit still. The rest of the afternoon we just played with them and finished the painting. When we left around 5:00, the preschool kids had just gotten back so we really didn't get to spend any time with them. :(
Today, however, we spent the whole morning playing with all 15 of the children and singing songs with them. It felt so good to hug on them and just have fun playing with them. They crave physical touch and attention. We left when they had to stop for lunch and it was heartbreaking to leave those precious children. We were told that 10 of them are "adoptable" but they have gotten VERY strict about giving out ANY information.
After we left Maria Campi, we went to a park that was supposed to be the middle of the earth. There is a monument there and some shops with local artists GPS has since proven that the measurements were a little off so it is technically not the center but pretty close. We then went for ice cream, stopped to buy roses at a roadside stand (they are a major export for Ecuador so a dozen roses is $1!), and bought some bread at a bakery/pastry shop.
Tomorrow we will visit a the orphanage that the kids from Jesus Divino went. I am looking forward to ministering to these kids. Thank you so much for all the prayers. Please keep praying for the team and that these children tomorrow and Monday will see God in all we do and say.
Love you all,
Jeannine
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