Phenomenal

By Allie Matheny and Sydney Smith

Today was absolutely phenomenal. Exhausting, but phenomenal… We ended up staying three hours over just so we would be able to finish the houses by tomorrow. As most of the walls went up, so did our excitement to get the job done. We are all so blown away that we started with just a plot of uneven dirt and now we have almost three completed houses. Throughout the ten hours we spent at the worksite today, we were able to strengthen our relationships with the families, as well as with each other. Although the language barrier is very much present, it is amazing what can be said through just a simple smile and we know we will all be very sad when it is time to say our goodbyes tomorrow. Even though we have only known these children for a few days their cuteness has overwhelmed us and we wish we could take them home. The cutest of all of them may be Fernando, the youngest boy who never fails to make us laugh. As he constantly trips and shoves food into his mouth we can’t restrain ourselves from taking as many pictures as possible. Saying goodbye to Fernando, as well as the others may be the hardest thing we have to do all week, but knowing that we’ve built them a home is something that will make the hardship well worth it. See you all soon and thank you for keeping us in your prayers. J(GO ORANGE TEAM)