A Day With Los Niños by Dominic Pierri

Hey, everyone in America! Time for the daily update from the mountainous country of Bolivia.

Today we moved on from working on the building to spending some time in the community with the local Bolivians. We started the day by driving the bus down to an orphanage for young boys. We spent a lot of time playing with them and making dozens of balloon animals and swords.

After pretend-battling outside, we headed into the orphanage to see the drama group's skit. Mike Anagnostopoulos struggled with different kinds of sin and was saved at the end of the act by Sarah Kitchel's representation of the power of prayer, the bible, and God's love. The Bolivians and the Gringos both enjoyed the skit greatly. After the skit, the group made conversation in Spanish with the orphans while snacking on some crackers and cookies. It can easily be said that a good time was had by all.

Once we said our goodbyes there, we drove back to the guest house and walked from there to a local park. We met up with even MORE Bolivian niños. Different games and activities were carried out as bonds were strengthened between the Chicagoans and the Bolivian children. We all knew that we made a huge impact at the end of the day as we took a group photo. The smiles on their faces were enormous, and it was clear that we did a pretty decent job of sharing God's love with them.

We are now back at the guest house safe and sound. Please keep reading the blog for more updates! We'll be home in a few days, and we want you to know what's going on every minute that we're out here. Please pray for our safety now and the plane ride home.

God bless!
Dombo

P.S. Miss you, Mom! (And the rest of the family... She just wanted me to give her a shout-out)