Youth Camp Village Adventures

Hello all! We got back from the village last night and went to bed very soon after arrival, considering we were lacking a bit of sleep from Quechuan music being blasted by our beds at all hours of the morning!:) I don't even know where to start with all the funny stories that we all have from our experience in the village! I'll try to tell you a few but any that I miss Brianna will blog about later. The four days we had in the village were definitely the most amazing and memorable experiences in my life. Getting to know all the children and youth and seeing so many of them come and learn more about God. Each meal we helped serve heaping bowls full of 'interesting' tasting soups and different kinds of meats to the lines of Quechuan people continually coming back for seconds and thirds as our group occasionally had a hard time choking down firsts! (A couple of us had to go for a 'walk' at one point starting with a full bowl and coming back with nothing haha). The night we arrived we very quickly learned that the youth have a very long attention span as we sat and listened to their service for three long hours. They had three of those a day! Getting to know the youth and the children was amazing! Playing many different games with the children and youth included lots of volleyball, crazy canucks, soccer, and our arrangment of volleyball called Caveza Bellar (excuse my spelling) which means head ball as we tried head butting it to eachother in a circle and keeping it off the ground. It was definitely an experience that our team bonded through and just had so much fun! Many of us didn't want to leave in the end! There are lots and lots of pictures that i'm sure you'll all see when we get back home! Brianna will be blogging later telling you all some stories from our amazing little trip! Miss you all! - Heidi :) P.S. As for the 200 bags we made, it was all worth it seeing them being put to use and seeing the faces of the Quechuan people! I want to go back already!