Hola! Today is Sunday. This morning we had the amazing opportunity to travel out of the city to Durán for Mass. This community is very poor and we all were surprised by the dirt roads and the shacks that made up the town. As we pulled up to the church, we were welcomed by Lindsay. She is also a volunteer and she introduced us to the priest, who was fashionably late, as well as some of the young children she works with.
The priest gets there when he gets there and starting times depend on him! Mass was very energetic and exciting. There was singing and clapping in every song! To add to the excitement, the priest's car alarm went off right outside the church!
Later today, we went to Damien House to celebrate the soccer game between Barcelona and Cuenca. Barcelona is the favorite team here in Ecuador. We counted over 350 yellow jerseys in the streets throughout the day supporting them. Sister Annie bought multiple types of breads and pastries for us to hand out to the patients. They were all sooo delighted to receive a treat!
We then sorted through our donations for the patients. Check out the picture from the last blog post! We set aside 3 hours for organization time. But we all worked so well and so efficiently as a team that we finished in an hour!
With the extra time, we were fortunate enough to be able to spend time with the patients. Both of us were with Ester. We bonded over arts and crafts, as well as her teaching us how to make these beautiful bracelets. We cannot wait to return to her tomorrow to continue to get to know her better!
Love,
Lauren and Casey
PS- this afternoon, Lizzie, Jane, Sara and Matt played Dominoes with the men. We played over 15 games. The men were laughing and speaking to everyone! After the game, we were told that the men who played are usually shy and not interested in playingi. We were really touched by this and really enjoyed our time today. We can't wait to return tomorrow!
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