DAY 4

Purchasing 250 care packages at the local market

Today was our last day in Tipitapa.  On the way their, we took a side trip to the Oriental Market to pick up the bags of food for our food distribution.  In addition, we bought a month's worth of rice, sugar, "Mateca" (corn meal), and oil to feed the kids at the El Faro feeding center where they serve lunch to about 200 kids a day.

Fun with the kids at the feeding center.  Iglesia El Faro

After arriving at in Tipitapa, a few of us jumped back in on construction of a couple more houses that needed finishing while the rest of us went to visit with the families who we prayed with the day prior.  Then, come lunch time, we jumped in to serve kids food at the El Faro Church/feeding center.  It was a great time of laughs with the kids.  These kids love playing games, having their pictures taken, and just having your attention.  In addition to the fun and games, as volunteers, we served drinks and plates of food to all of the kids.  It was a joy to be around them.  


After serving the kids their lunch, we were off to Iglesia Buatista Familiar... the church where we would be distributing the food bags.  This church works out great because it is made of cement block and has secure doors.  This helps with making the food distribution more orderly and safe for everyone.  Everything went well with the food distribution, and 250 families left with a 15 lb bag of rice, beans, oil, sugar, salt, soap, etc...

Distributing bags of food

We ended our day as we did yesterday... but this time visiting with the 3 other families we built homes for.  For one of the families, they were living with two other families in one home before having this new home.  For another woman and her husband, they did not have enough room where they were living to have their children with them, so the kids lived far away with their grandmother.  This new home will allow the kids to come and be with them.

Praying with family in their soon-to-be new home.

Thank you to all of you who supported this trip with prayer and finances.  

Grace and Peace to you in Christ,

Lyle & the team