Tuesday - A Day Filled With Emotion

We started our day our day out with devotions where we learned that God is always aware, able, and available. We also learned that we need to rely less on ourselves and more on God in our decision making in life.  After devotions, we loaded up the vans and headed to the dump where we witnessed the most heartbreaking way of life.  The people of the dump literally dig through the loads of trash in order to find something to sell so they can merely survive. There are people of all ages there working in the dump.  While there we were able to pray with them with the help of Lazaro and provided everyone there a lunch, school supplies for the kids, and other items.  Lazaro told of some of their stories, which brought tears to many eyes.  The sights, smells, and constant smoke in the air was absolutely heartbreaking.  It doesn't take much for us to realize how good we have it at home and how blessed we truly are when we looked around the dump this morning.

After that the vans split up and two went to the orphanage and one went to the village to finish building the houses.  Rachael and I went with Lazaro and Haley to the Feeding Center.  The Feeding Center provides a hot nutritious meal for 75 kids, as well as providing help with homework, memorizing Bible verses, and various other activities.  The kids that attend this center are chosen from the poorest of the poor and come from various home situations.  We had the privilege of meeting and spending time with Joselin, the little girl that we sponsor.  She greeted us with warm smiles and hugs when she arrived at the center.  We were able to learn about her home situation.  As the afternoon went on, she held our hands tight and continued to smile and hug us.  We were able to spend some time on the playground with her and some of her friends.  We were blessed to be able to witness the children sing two praise songs to us in ENGLISH.....it was absolutely beautiful!  By attending the Feeding Center, these kids are able to take home the seed of the Gospel and plant it in their families.  Leaving there today was very emotional and we're not sure who was blessed more today....them or us.....I think it was us.

Thanks for all the continued prayers
Randy, Michelle, & Rachael Bosse