Thursday

Wednesday was a fun day. We had a lot of people doing a lot of different things in the morning. We finished putting the tile floor down. Today we are going to grout it. A team was on the roof and got the first coat done and most of the second. It rained in the afternoon, so we'll hopefully finish that this morning too. A group toured the school and talked to the director. We learned a lot about the combining of Eliza Martinez and San Gabriel and the effect it has had on the teachers, workers, and the boys. It wasn't very smooth. There is still a lot of adjusting going on. The director of the school is Lionell. He is very concerned about the boys and their welfare. We asked a lot of questions and then were able to pray over him and the school. Some ladies helped in the kitchen too. There are 2 ladies in there who work a 24 shift and cook the food for all the boys plus another home. They work very hard and do almost everything from scratch. We talked to them a little as well and learned a little about their families.

The afternoon was great. We finally got the puppets so they could perform. It was pouring rain again, so we did our activities inside. We talked about temptation. We gave all the boys a Bible and wrote their names in them. We also gave them a highlighter to highlight verses. They were very excited. We had them paint the wooden cars we brought. Then it was time to go.