Feb 13

The day began at 8:00 for breakfast. Pancakes and real Canadian maple syrup. Yes the bottle made it safe in my luggage :-). After breakfast Dave did the devotional. Next we planned the work for the day. The guys tackled the septic pump, a toilet, cleaned the workshop, some wiring and finally painting the crown on the second story of the kitchen, and girls dorms. The ladies cleaned the kitchen, dining hall and played with the kids. Not all the kids are here during the weekend as some are housed offsite.

I found out that some parents stay in touch with their kids. They are at Pan de Vida as the parents are having difficulties. Orphanages in Mexico are a combination of Child Services and Foster Care in Canada. There were at least 2 sets of parents that came to visit with their kids.

There are 115 sponsorable kids at Pan de Vida plus about 20 more that have become adults. The adult kids work here - teaching, care taking, etc. The kids touch your heart. They want lots of hugs and play. They are always smiling and playing. They could pushed in a swing, play tag, throw a ball etc all day.

Lunch was at 2:00. They have the big meal for lunch (fish today). After lunch we went to town to look around for a couple of hours. When we arrived back home we had diner. After diner we went back to town to see "football americano". Seven of the boys age 16 and 17 play on a competitive tackle football team. They play all out and tackling much harder than what we see in high school football.

Night devotional was done by Peggy followed by testimonies from Peggy and Heather N.

Everyone got lots of sun and a chance share love with the kids. A great way to start our time here.

Greg