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Our assignment (should we chose to accept it)
This is probably going to be a fairly short blog, but weīll see where it goes. I think I mentioned previously that the building that we were going to build didnīt make it through customs and so we had no idea what we were going to do. Today, we toured the area where we were going to build the building and informed the town leaders that the building didnīt arrive and couldnīt be built. In itīs place we asked them what we could do to help. They told us that there school needed to be painted and so we decided to do that. The great part is that even though itīs not the original plan, itīs still with the same community and we are building relationships that the next group can continue to foster when they come in with the building.
Today we picked seeds out of a pod. This was just a temporary thing until we get the paint and supplies to paint the school. We are going to paint the school tomorrow. You should see the kids. They are wonderful! So happy and full of life. We are here trying to improve their lives but I pray that the improvements that we bring never destroy the joy they already have. Education and posessions are no replacement for true happiness. We have so much in the states and we always want more. We are always trying to keep up with the jones and it never leads to happiness. Iīm learning more from them than I could ever teach them.
I talked about an admirer last time. Her name is Marta. Well shortly after my last post I found out I had another admirer. Her name is Margarita and we played basketball for a little while. Sheīs very nice, but the language was a little tough. :) Iīm now known as the ladies man, because the second day we were here I had two interested ladies. What can I say. The Guatamalan ladies love me.
Well I gotta run. Becky and Melissa are bugging me to leave. I hope everything is well in the states.
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