The next full day in Ecuador!

¡Hola! Welcome to day five of Ecuador! Our day was full of hard work, tours, and a group discussion with three special guests. When we first got to Damien House in the morning, we spent time talking with patients and playing Dominoes. But plans quickly changed, as always. 

We had three guest speakers (Wellington, Soraya and Marcos) share their stories about their past struggles with Hansen's disease. Wellington told an inspiring story about his journey with Hansen's disease at 21. 

The disease posed a problem. He had two children and his wife was pregnant with their third child. He struggled to support his family while living with Hansen's for seven years. Welly still struggles, but through his past, he has found faith, which brought him closer to God. 

We also had a busy day of work that consisted of cleaning the screens in the women's rooms. We got a laugh out of it because it took us forever to put the screens back where they belong. 

We hope to have another amazing adventure tomorrow filled with laughs and smiles. 

Amor,

Julianna and Carly