Hola Knoxvillians

     On Saturday the new team came to the mission house around dinner time. Taylor and I were happy to hear they are from Knoxville and we even knew a few of them. Almost immediately when they got here we all got on the bus and drove to El Cañón, the orphanage. We all hit it off and had a great time playing with the kids for a while. The guys all had a soccer game going with some of the older boys and the girls played with the little kids. We weren't there for too long, but we were glad we got to go. We ate a late dinner and the team got settled in for the night. 

     Sunday morning we drove forty or so minutes to the village we would be working in this week. The church we attended in the village was a small, one room concrete building. While the adults stayed inside Taylor, me, and our girls took the kids outside for Sunday school. There was no area for the kids so we climbed a small, muddy hill behind the church and set up chairs for them. We sung songs for a while before going back into the church to perform one. 

     After church we ate packed lunches and set up for a movie at two o'clock. While we waited everyone walked to a field in the village to play with the kids. The movie we showed was Fireproof and a lot of people showed up. It was a good day and we were excited to see what Monday would be like. 

     We arrived at the village at nine Moday morning. All the women were invited to a study group at the church and while two ladies from the team lead that, everyone else went to a court near the school. The guys played basketball and the girls painted nails. Macy and Paige, the only two girls on the team, brought a bag of nail polish and lots of bracelets to give away. We goofed off until it was time for us to head back and eat lunch. After we ate we lead our parade of children to the big field to play. The guys started another soccer game and we painted more nails. The kids ended up getting ahold of our phones and were taking countless photos and videos. Despite the heat and rain we all had a blast with the kids. There was no school so we got to spend the entire afternoon playing. Back at the church the men had a bible study going on. It lasted a couple hours and had a great turnout, which was awesome to hear. Overall, it was a great day and tomorrow we get to visit the school.