Belize 2011-Day 3

Monday, August 1, 2011

Today was our first day to go to Bella Vista and finally get to start meeting the people there. I got to use my Spanish several times today, which was really cool. A lot of the younger kids don’t speak English so I would translate for one of the other team members or just speak to them in Spanish. That was really neat!

One of the people on my team for that day got to have a conversation with a young girl about what she believes about Jesus and God. That was kind of cool! And there were a couple of other people that we met that we got to stop and pray for.

Some of my favorite children of the group were Noli, Cecilia, Madeline and their little sister (I can’t remember her name). They were the entertainers of the group! The girls were showing us how they danced and did cartwheels and the younger little girl showed us how she does the worm with her stomach. It was too funny!! 

Noli, Cecilia and their younger sister

Madeline with the younger sister

Then there was Hermias (our guide  - he knows the whole town and he speaks English, Kekchi, and Spanish) and his little brothers Barnaby (he was my favorite – MAJOR tease!!!) and Elias.

From left to right: Barnaby, Elias and Hermias

I personally love this pic of Barnaby because you can see the glint of mischief in his eyes. :) 

I’m looking forward to going back tomorrow to build some deeper relationships with these kids and some of the other people we met.

Another big highlight of my day: Rafael (the pastor here at the church at Dump) prayed for us for breakfast this morning and Tim asked him to pray in Spanish – and I understood almost all of it!!! That made me super happy! J

Another fun part of the day: I laughed until I cried playing telephone pictionary and psychiatrist with some of the other team members! If you have never played these games, then let me know and I’ll tell you how to play, because these are two of the most hilarious games I have ever played! We had a wonderful time playing them and also getting to know a little more about each other. J

God, thank you for good times with friends and time to build relationships with team members. God, please use us tomorrow however you will. Show us where to go and what to say. Help us to show your love to the people of Bella Vista, Lord. Amen.