Saturday, October 6, 2007

I am sick so I did not sleep very well plus it rained so that kept me awake, but oh well, it happens right. I got up at 7 today instead of 6 and we had cold cereal for breakfast, which was wonderful, because I love cereal. After breakfast I got ready to go to the Orphanage and the Far West with Jim and Philip, who had repairs to do at both of those places. I loaded up all the stuff I got for Miss Pat and the guys got all their stuff around and at 9 we headed west to the Orphanage. I was not feeling the greatest when we got there so I went into Heather and Janiel’s living room checked my email and took a nap. When I woke up it was almost 1230 and I learned that Jim had forgotten something and sent Israel back to the mission to get it, and while he was gone it had rained and we could no longer go to the Far West because the water level of the river was too high. So we decided to go downtown to Aresis for lunch, burgers and fries, WOO-HOO. When we got there, we got out of the truck and the driver took off to do another errand before we could check to see if the restaurant was open. As it turns out, IT WAS NOT OPEN, and we got stranded at the Viro Plaza until the driver returned. Fortunately, the convenient store was open so we went in there and got some little things to hold us over until we got back to the mission and ate real dinner. When the driver got back and picked us up we headed back to the Orphanage to pick up our things and headed back to the mission. We stopped in La Ponte for ice cream on the way home and it was REALLY good. When we got back to the mission I realized that I forgot my I-Pod at the Orphanage and it did not really bother me because it was in a safe location and I did not need it anyway, but it bothered Roland because he uses it more than me so we went all the way back to the Orphanage to get it. While we were gone working at the Orphanage, most of the medical team and the other group showed up and there was a lot of activity going on around the campus. So from 230 to dinner it was organize, meet and greet and unload luggage. Dinner was spaghetti tonight and it was interesting to watch 60 people get in line to eat. I helped serve because it is easy to get to talk with everyone that way. After everyone was through, it was dish time, YES, and I found out how much I take the dishwashing machine at the Camp for granted, when I washed all the plates, cups, and silverware. It was ok though because while I was washing and talking with the lady that was helping me I got the chance to get some things off of my chest and vent a little. For devotions tonight we had a group meeting with Jodi and Janeil about what is going to be taking place while the groups are in and what everyone had in mind of what they were going to be doing. The meeting lasted until about 745 and then it was shower, unpack, and mingle time for everyone. Most of the people took showers and went to bed and the rest just sat in the dining hall and chatted about this, that, and the other thing. By 845 there were only about a dozen people left and that meant it was journal time for me, so here I am writing in my journal and listening to the low rumble of several different conversations, and trying to not focus on my stuffy/runny nose, sore throat, and pressure headache. And now, since it is raining and I cannot get any signal anyway and I am done with my journal, I am going to go to bed. Peace