Dios es amor

Hey guys. I cannot begin to describe the blessings of the past few days. Yesterday I was sick for most of the day while the rest of the team worked very hard outside clearing a field to make a volleyball court. I started to feel better in the afternoon which was great because I got to play some ultimate frisbee with the kids (or as we call it in Peru, frisbee futbol). The ride home was very interesting...a mix of the men pushing our car and van out of the mud during a rainstorm in the Amazon, one of our translators, David, leading us in a worship singing party between getting stuck in the mud, and the boy mudwrestling in the road. It was a blessing to lift up songs of worship to our Lord while in the midst of a somewhat stressful, yet entertaining situation.

Today we all had a great time working on planting some trees (with LOTS of help from the little ones) and painting the in community park. It was fantastic to see how much work we accomplished in 3 hours and the joy it brought to the kids to help dig holes and plant trees. The kids were so eager to help that everytime I would start a job, a handful of kids would come in to join! It was such a blessing for me to be outside helping because yesterday I was sick for most of the day (don´t worry Mom, I´m fine!). Later in the afternoon we had some activities for the children which was energizing, fun, and joyous to see the children embracing the Bible story and loving the crafts. Each day I am becoming more in love with the communtiy of La Merced and the people here. I am stoked to see what the rest of the week brings and cannot wait to report back to all of you!

Dios es amor (God is love),
Heather