Week 2 is officially over down here at Alamo, TX, and what a week! We had a team here this week from Missouri, and they were tons of fun...7th and 8th graders! We went to Mexico three times this week. We did some work at an orphanage, built some picnic tables for an elementary school, and helped serve food at the dump. All of these things are so humbling. I love being able to help these people. I spent a lot of time translating and playing with the kids. They have so little and yet they are so joyful and loving. It's a time of growing for me right now. Being down here really puts everything into perspective, and God is teaching me a zillion things all at once but I wouldn't wish for it to be any different. I love being down here and working with the teams and the UTRI people. They're all such amazing people. I don't know how I'm going to say goodbye in 4 weeks!
Right now we're all enjoying a few days off. Yesterday we walked to a local pool and caught some rays...the summer tan begins! :-) Today we're going to do some laundry at a nearby laundromat and then maybe rent a movie or go to the drive-in theater. Lots of fun! It was awesome to sleep in this morning after being up before 7 every morning this week...not exactly what I'm used to, lol, but it's been awesome.
We have another team coming in on Monday, college kids this time. It should be pretty amazing! I can't wait to see what's in store. I'm sure I'll be going to Mexico quite a bit. Hope all is well with everyone. I'll update again next week! Miss everyone!
Dios te bendiga,
Amelia
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