November 27

 

We started the day celebrating mass with Fr. Kurt. Our work day started at

9:00 with a group going back to finish up the stoves and the rest worked in the medicinal herb gardens and coffee bean sorting. The herbs turned everyone's hands bright orange and the cement from the stoves just made everyone dirty. It was completely worth it. Jaclyn and Katherine made sure that a soccer ball was taken to the children they had met the day before when making stoves. The kids had a lot of fun playing with their new ball.

Karen met a new family of children and was very tired from running around playing freeze tag with them. All of the children here are so happy and can entertain themselves by doing the simplest things.

Victor from the medicinal garden has written a book on natural remedies. We will be purchasing the book but unfortunately it is in spanish. Most of us will need it translated even though our spanish is improving.

We spent the afternoon sorting coffee and also deciding how much coffee we all wanted to buy. so look forward to having a nice cup of Guatemalan coffee.