We are here!!!! Wow! Words cannot describe. The area where the mission is is in such a poor and tough area. You need 4 wheel drive to make it on the roads. Little shops are all through the village selling fruit, shoes, beans. I will take pictures and send them. I think only they can really paint the picture. The mission has barbed wire all around the top for security.
There are two security people that carry a hand gun and a rifle. They are locals that are paid to protect the mission. The elementary school looks like a deserted building. The houses are old shacks with water holding tanks, if the people can afford to buy one and out houses. The drivers are crazy, like in Korea. Death is common among the village due to poor health and no one having money for care. There are very dangerous areas around us and we are warned to stay together and only in secure areas. What another world. There is a big statue of Jesus on the hill that has a light on it at night. The safest thing for the people to drink is Coca Cola and there is a huge sign on the hill, just under Jesus that advertises the drink.
What a place to love the people. I am so looking forward to doing so starting in the morning.
Got a little ahead of myself.
We arrived at the airport, went through customs and then out front to get into the vans waiting for us. There are 22 of us. About 8 are children that have come with their parents. Two or three are 13 years old. The others are from 8 to 12. As soon as we walked out of the airport, there was a young girl with a sign asking for money. I could not read the sign since it was in Spainish but realized the girl was deaf. Can you imagine!!! So.....I asked her her name in sign and it was all over from there. She clung to me and continued to follow me and sign. I go to a Spainish speaking country and run into a deaf girl . Amazingly enough.....We could communicate.
After going to the mission, we all went out to eat with our host family. We are now at the hotel and going down to the lobby for devotions. We will get started early in the morning at the mission and prepare to walk through the village serving food. Will check in tomorrow.
Love you all - I want to bring home all these people. So sad.
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