The Team!

Time has once again gotten away from me and my recent lack of blogposts is proof of that! Lots has happened since I last posted (in January!). One of the biggest things was the Sweetwater team!

It was so amazing for me to be able to share my life here in Cochabamba with members of the church family in such a hands on way! 

So here are some highlights of the trip.

One of the biggest blessings that the team brought us was through the VBS that they put together for all of the big kids of CDA. Above shows the kids singing for the team before we began a day of VBS.

Everyday there was some fun snack (sometimes with cool food that was imported all the way for the USA) that had to do with that days Bible lesson. Foot shaped sandwiches over a sea of blue twizzlers depicting Jesus walking on the water, a treasure hunting trail mix, etc.

This was a favorite snack. Fish that each child had to 'catch' themselves and put into their little boat! 

It was lots of fun! Even Tia Ana Maria wanted to join in! 

Of course we also had Bible Story time where the kids learned about the theme for the day. (below)

And then came crafts. Boats, canons, treasure maps, super cool working light houses and so much more!

Once VBS was done, the team started on work projects. We painted, fixed various electrical and plumbing problems, painted, attached the jungle that was our backyard, painted and helped the tias around the house. 

I somehow don't have any pictures of the painting project (there are some on Facebook) but I was so impressed and grateful for how hard the team was willing to work! THANKS GUYS!

They were able to sand, prime and paint all three boys bedrooms that really needed some help. We are all enjoying the pretty new rooms! 

The rest of the time was filled hanging out with the House 2 and 3 kids. Spending some time at House 1 with the babies and seeing a little bit of Cochabamba. 

 The team was also able to help with the seasonal task of CDA newsletter stuffing and labeling. They were such fast workers! 

Another really cool outcome of the trip is that two of the team members (Tia Gretchen and Tia Mary) decided to sponsor CDA kids!

Mary is now the proud sponsor of 5 year old 'D'

I think they were both pretty happy about that! 

And Gretchen decided to sponsor precious 7 year old 'S'.

Child sponsorship is such a special thing and it's so neat to be able to personally know the child your are sponsoring! To learn more about our sponsorship program, you can get in touch with Denise at denise@casadeamor.org

It was an awesome trip. The goodbyes were hard on both Tios and Kids alike, but I'm so glad that everyone was able to have this time together. The kids are going to remember this group for a long time and I'm sure the team will not soon forget them! 

Please continue to pray for the kids as they are growing and changing everyday. Pray that they will grow not only in stature but also in wisdom, so that when they are grown they will not turn from this foundation that we are building in them now. 

THANK YOU! Thanks to the team for coming and working so hard and thank you church family for supporting them and enabling them to come! 

Kaley