On My Own

Wednesday was perhaps the most interesting day for me yet. In the morning we took a group downtown, using the public buses, which is not the usual method of transportation, to pick up garbage and hand out Gospel tracts. This was pretty straight forward, and I knew the basic routine since I had done this on the soccer trip, but this time I also had to make sure everyone stayed with the group and did not fall behind. After this we got lunch, and I was originally scheduled to stay at the Villa and help there, but things changed and I was put in charge of a group for the first time. It was my job to take them back to the SCORE House for a bit, and then make sure we left at 2:15 to go to an orphanage. The orphanage was a great experience. When we got there, the younger kids swarmed the bus waiting for us to get out, and once we did we all started playing with them; giving them piggyback rides, playing tag, and wrestling. We also got a chance to play soccer with the older kids, which was really fun. It was a bit interesting though, as the game was played however they wanted it to be, and at times they seemed to be making it up as they went. When it was time to go, the group passed out candy to all of the kids, and we took some pictures. It was really a fun time. After dinner we took another group downtown to feed the homeless, and then had a devo before calling it a night.

Soccer Trip, Day 2, Tuesday, June 16

The second day of the soccer trip was the first that we started playing and ministering. In the morning we went downtown to hand out tracts, nearly 2,000 of them. It is interesting to give tracts out here, because almost everyone takes them, which I do not think is the case in the States. A couple people even asked us to come over and give them one, which definitely would not happen at home! After finishing with the tracts, we did a bit of souvenir shopping before heading back to the Villa for lunch and a nap. In the afternoon, we played our first game, against a Catholic school. We lost, but afterwards had a great time of fellowship with the other team, sharing our testimony and the reason for us being there.