We awoke to sunny skies over San Salvador this morning, and the team gathered together for breakfast in the outdoor seating area of our hotel. We were all excited to get the week started on our mission project at La Casa!
We are blessed to be able to do some new projects at, and around, the boy’s home where the Team worked last year. We were happy to hear how the boys have been enjoying the work we did then when we painted, installed new lighting, upgraded bathrooms and installed new sofas and bunk beds. It was good to see familiar faces and to continue building the relationships that were started last July.
The “girls” (Stephanie, Amy, Zan, Katherine and Kristen) quickly set out to work on a project to paint and decorate the new classroom area that was partitioned off in the boys home. The peach paint really brightened up the room that will eventually make for a great learning environment. While the girls worked inside, the guys (Chris, Todd and Craig) began working on repairing and refurbishing the outdoor gym equipment in the play yard.
Some of the boys were around and eager to work alongside Team Cumberland, and we enjoyed having their help and getting to know them better. There was a lot of fun and laughter along with getting the job done! Chris “Hovey” jumped in and tackled the electrical work that included installing new exterior lighting, while Todd worked to install a new ceiling fan in the outdoor pavilion.
One of the day’s biggest highlights was getting to eat lunch with the boys. The teams usually have their own lunch, but we requested that we eat what the boys eat and have our meal with them this year. We were told this was the first time a team had done that, and that the boys were very excited about it. It was a great opportunity to sit with the boys and build on our relationships, and it was apparent that they enjoyed it as well.
We continued to work on our projects through the afternoon, and finally boarded the bus for the hotel. It felt great to have accomplished what we did not only with our project, but with the boys. It has also been a blessing to get to know each other better as we’ve worked together and as we shared a wonderful meal tonight at one of our favorite restaurants from last summer. It was a great start to our week and we’re looking forward to seeing what God is going to do the remainder of our time here!
- Zan and Craig Nevels
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