This day started out very emotional for me. We were about to leave for VBS and the village, when this young mother with her one year old baby came to our gate. She said she did not like to ask for help but she was desperate. Her baby had a bad fever, was very pale, and was struggling to breath. She didn't know what else to do. You see, when one of my kids get sick, I put them in the car and take them to the doctor. Not only did this mother have the same sick feeling of worry as I do when one of my children are sick but she also was very helpless to help him. Even if she did have money to take him to the doctor, she had no way of getting him there. We gave her some money and one of the translators drove her to a local clinic. They diagnosed him with pneomonia and sent her home. Once she got home, her baby got worse so the translator drove her to the hospital where the baby is currently in ICU. Two years ago, Camp Calvary was a corn field. Two years ago, this lady's baby would have more than likely died if she was not able to come to the camp for help. I am still not sure of the outcome, but I pray for her and her baby daily!!
Once we sent this young mother and baby on their way, we went to the village for more VBS.
Ava loved playing with this little boy. At first, he was very shy but she quickly made him feel comfortable enough to play with her.
We brought sidewalk chalk for the kids to play with this day. They LOVED it and they covered the basketball court with their pretty drawings. One kid drew this. It says I Love Jesus in Spanish.
I saw the funniest thing at the village during VBS this day. I kept hearing a cowbell ringing and finally realized it was coming from this man. He was the village popsicle man. He had his cowbell and cooler full of homemade popsicles. Too funny!
Wednesday
We started this day building more stoves.
And having more VBS!
I love these two pics of Ava trying to be like the kids in the village. These kids could climb up anything including the basketball goal.
I love this picture because Ava was lined up with all the girls waiting for a turn at kicking the soccer ball. I could hardly find her because she blended in so well.
After VBS, we installed 5 vertical gardens. These are the coolest things ever, and Kevin is working on building a similar one in our backyard. They save space and there are 80 holes where you put the seeds.
While working on the gardens, I noticed this strange looking thing growing on the plants. I asked them what it was and they drink it for vitamins. They also put it in their hair to make it shiny, and they use it on cuts and scrapes. Pretty cool!
Ava took a rest on the hammock while we finished the garden.
Once we finished this garden, we moved on to the next 4.
The local kids helped carry the very large and very heavy PVC pipe from house to house.
Once all the gardens were done, we went back to the camp where a game of soccer was played by the Gringos and the locals. Talk about hilarious! I am pretty sure half our team could not walk the next day.
Ava played with Beep Beep and his brother and sister.
That night Ava had her second gig with Peter.
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