rachel & evelin walking along

One of the greatest joys of our trip involved playing, singing, dancing, 3-legged racing and just loving these kids. Barb, Lu, Jessica and Rachel caringly worked on puppet skits, songs, crafts, games and every day gave all of their goofiness to the kids.

And the kids responded. It’s amazing how quickly children will open up, accept what you have to offer and give you back so much more.

But our time with the kids actually impacts entire families. Gaby & Kevin’s mom, Marta, has never engaged a ton in the programs we offer, but that changed on this trip. On the last day she asked to speak and shared that the way the team treated her kids was a blessing to her and she thanked us. In return she promised to pray for our safe return and that God would bless us.