Wednesday, August 21, 2019

TEAM BLOG POST

There is much for us to learn, that was the feeling of the group after the Milagro girls taught us how to make homemade tortillas. This started with having us make the dough, which is corn meal and water blended with one hand until it formed a ball. Watching the girls chop wood, clean and prepare the outdoor stove and start the fire was very impressive. They then showed us how to form the tortilla and this is where the hilarity ensued! Their torillas were very thin and round, ours – well, not that. We learned they make tortillas this way three times a day and when we told them we would starve if we needed to do this, they giggled.

In the afternoon, we used Pictionary as an icebreaker as Sandy brought cards that had both Spanish and English words. We broke into 2 teams and after a slow warm up, the girls really got the hang of it and were shouting out their words. The team named “Winners” ended up beating the “Strawberries” team by 3 points even though the ”Strawberries” had lead through most of the game.

The girls enjoyed adding their handprints and decorations to the t-shirts from Easter. Julia read the Bible story, Luke 5:17 – 20. In the story, a man was paralyzed, so his friends carried him to Jesus while he was teaching in a church. The friends lowered him through the roof to get to Jesus. This led to a discussion about when friends have helped us and then lead us into working as friends on a personalized jigsaw puzzle with pictures of ILAG and Easter. This was a new experience for them and after they understood how it worked, they went to work and were able to get several sections put together.

We ended the night with a home visit with the Monzōn family. What a blessing to have them share their home, their families and their stories with us!

We all agreed the word of the day was teamwork, thus this team blog!