Sunday we had church and Karen and Aimee got up to say goodbye to the church body! Then Avis, Karen, Aimee, and I went with all the girls, minus the 5 youngest, to Chepen to eat at a restaurant! We had a really good time, playing with the kids on the playground, taking pictures, eating yummy food, and having ice cream afterwards! It was a real treat.
Then we hungout with the kids after we ate dinner. We watched King Kong with them and it was funny because they kept saying that I was the girl in the movie and so the kids kept asking me, Ratita, what are you doing? all energetically. It was funny. And then there was this huge beetle bug flying around and everyone started freaking out. I was ducking down but I didn't freak out, ha ha. Then it landed on me and the boys were pointing and laughing and Sintia saved the day. She grabbed it off SO fast, it was great!
Then we stayed up working on cleaning the house some and working on letters for the kids and things of that nature since Karen and Aimee leave in a few hours.
Today we woke up and Aimee is sick! No bueno! Please keep her in your prayers because she is really not feeling well and she has to ride in a bus for 10 hours and then she has to take an airplane back to America! So yeah. Thanks for the prayers.
We really didn't do much of anything today since Aimee is sick. I mean, I took care of my loans and my classes and my car and got the rest of the stuff for the house mothers and took care of Aimee and now we are just hanging out until they have to leave. Sad day.
Tomorrow morning I start being a House Mother in the other house until Sunday night. So I probably will not have the internet for the entire time. Monday (August 10th) I will work on my paper. Tuesday and Wednesday I will spend time with the kids. Thursday I will go to Lima and Friday (August 14th), I will leave Peru for the United States of America! Bittersweet goodbyes.
But no thinking about that for now! I will make sure I journal a whole heck of a lot so that I can write a really good blog about my experiences of house mommin' it! I am excited but scared at the same time. The first time was more practice, now this is more of the real deal. Yikes!
Please keep me in your prayers and know that I am praying for you =]
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I will be thinking of you this week! I am so happy for you that you are getting to experience all these wonderful things and places and getting to make wonderful connections with all of the children. I know that you are touching there lives and that they are touching yours! They will never forget you! I love you so much and it was so good to hear your voice tonight! Have a wonderful week! And stay strong! Keep a close journal ill want to hear all about it! love you!~joanna
ReplyDeleteI just wrote you this long message and now it is gone. I just wanted to say thanks for taking care of me! I love you! And miss you! Stay positive and don´t think about leaving until you have to that way you don´t miss out on anything. I know you are going to be a great house mom in there! Can´t wait to hear all the amazing stories!
ReplyDeleteRatita! You are officially one your last day of being a house mom! ( I think anyways?!) I am sure you are exhausted and full of emotions of all kinds! I have been praying for God to give you the strength and the words you need to be a good mom to those kids while you were there! Yeah for Sunday's! I went to my church today and it was so wierd! I wanted spanish music!! ha ha Si senor Si Si Senor!! Ha ha love it!!
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