My Little Friends

We are getting ready for Day 2 in San Jose. Yesterday was incredible. I can't wait to get back there today. It is so much fun working side by side with the team, the workers and people from the community.The best part was all the kids! There were so many kids at the site, grabbing tools and helping wherever they could or standing around just waiting for the opportunity to join in.

We had a very shy little guy hanging around us just waiting for that opportunity. His name is Alvaro. He stole my heart. He is 8 yrs old and so very sweet. Once I figured out how he could help our group, he hung out with us most of the day working along side of me. I'm hoping to see him again today.

I also had the pleasure of spending some time with a very sweet little girl after lunch. I never did get her name. But that did not stop us from sharing an amazing 20 minutes together. I was sitting alone on some blocks outside of the house we are building, waiting to start working again when I spotted her standing off to the side watching us. As soon as I greeted her, she ran up and climbed up beside me. We spent most of those 20 minutes putting leaves from some nearby plants on each other(mostly in our hair). At one point she just stopped playing and threw her arms around me and hugged me so tight that I could barely keep from crying. She was fascinated by my gloves, so I decided to give her the spare pair out of my backpack. As I got up to go get them for her, she wrapped her little arms around both of my legs. She was just so starved for affection it was heartbreaking. While I was getting the gloves, her Mom ran her off. I was sad to see her go, but so incredibly grateful that God gave me those 20 minutes with her.

I prayed that God would give me the right words to share his love with the people in San Jose. He showed me today that I don't always need words.