At the Colonia
by Erica
Today was a lot different than I thought it would be. We arrived at the colonia around 11:30. The col
onia was divided by a road. On one side were concrete houses 
and on then other side were houses made of pallates and tar paper. These were some of the poorest of the poor. I guess in terms of wealth, all these people are equally poor. The ones who live in the concrete homes are factory workers. I guess the factory will build homes for the people who work there.
We walked around and invited them to the church where we were handing out food and sharing with them the love of God. That took about an hour. The sun was intense. Ashlyn rode in the backpack. She was covered by a shade and had her little cooling vest on. She did awesome and loved riding on daddy's back. She pretty much stayed on the bus for the remainder of our time there.
We came back and handed out 300 plates of food. The kids seemed very well behaved. I think that I was expecting it to be more chaotic.
Tomorrow we will be returning to play games, hand out school supplies, wash the women's hair and do another hot dog feeding. We were told to expect at least 100 more people. Once the word gets out that there is free food, more show up on the second day.
I think that people on our team are still doing well.a few are getting a little weary. That is pretty typical on a trip like this. Praise God that no one has become ill or has gotten over heated.
onia was divided by a road. On one side were concrete houses 
and on then other side were houses made of pallates and tar paper. These were some of the poorest of the poor. I guess in terms of wealth, all these people are equally poor. The ones who live in the concrete homes are factory workers. I guess the factory will build homes for the people who work there.We walked around and invited them to the church where we were handing out food and sharing with them the love of God. That took about an hour. The sun was intense. Ashlyn rode in the backpack. She was covered by a shade and had her little cooling vest on. She did awesome and loved riding on daddy's back. She pretty much stayed on the bus for the remainder of our time there.
We came back and handed out 300 plates of food. The kids seemed very well behaved. I think that I was expecting it to be more chaotic.
Tomorrow we will be returning to play games, hand out school supplies, wash the women's hair and do another hot dog feeding. We were told to expect at least 100 more people. Once the word gets out that there is free food, more show up on the second day.I think that people on our team are still doing well.a few are getting a little weary. That is pretty typical on a trip like this. Praise God that no one has become ill or has gotten over heated.
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Just got your blog address. Good to know how things are going so I can pray effectively. Thank you for your service to the King! I will continue to cover you all in prayer. In Christ, Gin
Guys,
Can't wait to see the pictures. Thanks for keeping us in the loop with these posts. Love, Karen
Thanks so much for taking the time to tell us what's happening. It is so exciting that you are doing this as a family. It sounds like your sweet little girl is opening doors for you to spend time with people. Can't wait to here all about it.
Lots of prayers,
Cyndi
Glad the trip to the Colonia went well. Which one did you go to? We were at Farmers in the Desert. It was fine, till we had some leftovers that we were handing out. Turned into a mob scene pretty quick, which was scary for a minute or two.
Amazing the kind of living conditions out there. Makes you really count your blessings!
WOw- thanks for sharing the updates! What a wonderful experience to be able to minister to the people firsthand. We are praying for you! :)
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