Thursday, June 25, 2009

Hola, Amigos! Wow! What a week! It's hard to imagine the emotional rollercoaster that this week has been. From the worshipping from the heart and the sharing, loving right-in-God's-arms highs to the utter nothingness of the peoples' possessions, and from the absolutely Godliness of the faith and generosity of these amigos, to the sad, sad plight of the ones who have little access to health and welfare assistance.

To have a house here is a blessing, but one room with open doors and windows and no furniture, personal space or posessions to put in it seems spartan. And children everywhere. Smiling, shy, beautiful, scrubbed, hopeful, wide-eyed faces that steal your heart away. My instinct is to gather as many as I can fit in armfulls and hug them. If anything will bring you back to San Jose it will be the memory of those beautiful faces.

Tonight we had spindown and my stone in the circle was Hope. As long as we remember that Jesus has sent us and we are His hands, we feel hope, Amen. We met with the Health committee and they said "Thank you" and we said "No, Thank YOU"!

See you soon,
Sam

4 comments:

Kim B said...

I think you will all wish you could stay a few more days. It seems that just when you get the hang of things and begin to know who is who...it's time to leave!

Kelly H said...

Amen Kim... and when you get home, and your friends have returned, you'll wish you were there with them!! Miss you guys... can't wait to see pictures and hear your stories....

Anonymous said...

Amen Kelly, and kim!!!!
And Sam, you just described the trip perfectly!

Gregory said...

Don't know if anyone knows it down there - but the great Michael Jackson has passed away - we are all mourning the loss here in the States. A special hug and kiss to Mom and Genevieve - they know how special he was to us - so they know how sad we all are. Can't wait for you to come back and dance with us. Love you...
-Gregory