This was our last week at language school and it was a good one! The kids spent all of the afternoons at their teachers house (who has 3 kids) and played while we were in our afternoon classes. Shar and I got to go on some field trips to the ice cream shop, for tacos and to a children's music recital. It was a good, informal way to practice and learn Spanish! The last day we all went on a tourist trolley Ride around the city and saw some of the tourist sites, including 2 museums.
The last Sunday at the children's home went well. We had attempted to go to church, but when we got there in the afternoon (church starts at 2pm) Suzanna wasn't there. She had been in a car accident. Everyone was ok, but shaken. She had had a couple kids with her when an 11 year old girl darted out into traffic on her bike. Fortunately, Suzanna was driving very slowly after just leaving the stop-signed intersection. The girl wasn't hurt, but suzanna spent the entire day in the police office waiting to see if the girl was ok and for them to investigate who's fault it was. Suzanna was found not at fault and so was released at about 5pm after almost 8 hours in the police station.
There were two young girls there watching the kids when we got there, so Shar and I stayed and watched the kids with them, and Shar helped cook. We stayed there till8pm and said our final, teary goodbyes. We were glad to get the opportunity to come and reconnect with Suzanna, it was a blessing for all of us! We didn't "help" to much, mostly spent our time visiting and playing, but in a relationship-based culture, it was a very productive time! We were able to connect her with a couple other people- some of whom are local church leaders and others who help connect US groups with orphanages- so helpfully they will continue to be a blessing to her and her ministry.
We are always humbled by Suzannas selfless service in Jesus name with her kids. She has a tremendous amount of love and it was inspiring for us to experience it again!
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