New Shoes

     The rest of Monday's plans changed a little bit. When we started work at the school after lunch it started raining. We couldn't do much with the rain so instead we took the time to hit the market. We went to a different market this time, but it had a lot of the same things as the other one. For an hour everyone shopped around and when we got back to the bus there was a flat tire. Luckily Mike, a team member, is a mechanic so he worked on fixing the tire. As he did that we hung out with some kids who were trying to sell us leaf sculptures. They are really talented kids. While we were waiting a girl came up to our group. Taylor and I noticed she didn't have any shoes on and was walking barefoot through the dirty parking lot. I grabbed Evert and asked him to ask the girl if we could buy her a pair of shoes. She said yes so we lead her back into to market. Her name was Diana and she was ten years old. We bought her a good pair of red sandals that would last her a long time for only 100 cordobas (equivalent to about $4). Then we walked over to a hot dog stand and bought her and one other young boy a hot dog. She was very grateful and nothing made me happier than seeing her walk away with a new pair of shoes and a full stomach. I do not know her story, but God does. He used Taylor and I in that moment to provide her with something maybe she never would have gotten otherwise. 

     When the bus was repaired we headed to the big mall again to grab some dinner. We got about 40 pizzas to share between us all. We didn't stay long at the mall because it was getting late. 

     Tuesday while the team went to the school Taylor and I went back to our house to pack. Yes, we are now staying at the mission house (just for this week) because it's easier. We ended up missing recess by the time we got to the school. :( It was okay, though, because we still got to see our little friends. It was lunch time then so we ate and got to work after. On one side of the school some of the team kept digging. On the other most of the girls helped clear out a small building that was full of junk. It took a while, but it looked so much better when we finished. That building will be part of the kitchen being built next to it. The rest of the day we spent resting for tomorrow.