Friday

This morning, we planned to eat breakfast as usual, but unfortunately the water wasn't working in the kitchen! Eventually it came back on; we were just a little delayed is all.

We headed up to the orphanage and pretty much began working immediately. After all the hard digging they've done the past few days, Alex and Daniel decided to work inside with the moms while the girls helped Martin and the adult men dig the trench. For part of the time we dug, Mrs. Lundy played her guitar. It really helped to keep our spirits lifted and made the work not seem so bad :)

We worked on the trench until about 12:30. We headed back to our hotel to clean up and then took a break for lunch. Karissa (one of the founders of Bless An Orphan) made us a delicious lunch. We had broccoli cheddar soup, tuna sandwiches, fruit salad, and watermelon slices! We also got to eat with the kids which was awesome!

After lunch, we went swimming; the pool we went to was really nice! It had two big slides, a soccer "field", a small playground, and a mini zipline! We almost thought it was better than American pools! The pool actually ended up being really fun, and I think everyone had a good time! It was really nice to get a little bit of a break from all of the hard physical work and still be able to help the orphanage out.

Inside, the majority of the day was spent doing the usual household chores and entertaining the newest member of the orphanage! There is a new boy that arrived yesterday; they aren't sure how long he'll be here, but please pray that whatever happens to him is for the best! He is VERY smart and is really starting to warm up to us. He seems to fit in perfectly which is awesome. :)

After the pool, we came back to the hotel to clean up. By the time we went to dinner, the new pipes had been buried in the trenches we dug earlier today. Dinner was at the same pizza place we went to the first night we got here! It was a lot of fun and a good bonding time. After dinner we walked to a little ice cream shop nearby! It was good, but it tasted a little bit different than ice cream at home, in my opinion! Either way, it was a fun little outing!

Tomorrow we get to do a little souvenir shopping in the morning. We will got out to lunch with the orphans, and then we are taking them to the zoo. Apparently it is in the jungle, and we have to take a canoe ride to get there, so it will be interesting to see how it goes! :)

One of the orphans is sick, so please keep him in your prayers. It is amazing what these kids go through and so surreal to be here to see how this works first-hand. This has already been such an eye-opening experience.

¡Buenos  noches!
-Kaitlyn