We got a slow start but excited to see the kids. After breakfast, Brent & I quickly found our girls, Ana Yansi & Azucena & Dunia.
It was great to give them a big hug and tell them how much we love them and miss them when we are apart.
Loyce, Sandra, Rhonda, Jake, Josh, Halley & myself, climbed the hill to spend a little time with Azucena and a couple of her friends. She is a beautiful child inside and out. She speaks some English so we are able to communicate with her better than others. We climbed back down the hill and headed to see the middle aged girls. 
It was neat to see how some of the smaller girls have grown. One of the full-time workers said that if all we did was love on the kids - then we have done great things.
We tried our best to accomplish that goal How can you not help but hug on these kids?After lunch we headed to the school to start working on our project -
building a math lab. We had to clean out a room that was used for storage to set up our supplies. The school here is staff by town volunteers and a few full-time workers.
Pretty much - no teacher has taken any kind formal training in teaching.
Our kids had tons of visuals and manipulatives to learn basic concepts. Here at Emmanuel - the use rocks instead of colorful blocks. So by the kind giving of God's people - we set up a math lab full of learning tools.
At dinner we had most of the staff join us for a hearty meal full of comfort food. I want to be a blessing to staff as well as the kids while we are here. It was great to visit with them - see how their families have grown.
After dinner - seemed like we all headed to bed pretty quick since we were still recovering from jet lag.
Until next time,
Bettye
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