Daniel

In the morning, we went to agua viva and began to do simple chores for the center. I washed cars and played with kids most of the day. Playing with the kids was a great experience. The kids always wanted to be picked up and carried on your back or picked up like and airplane, which they called “avion.” The whole group grew very attached to one young boy named Daniel. Daniel was a very fun loving kid and he always called everyone his “amigos blancos.”  However, the most touching part of the day was the tour through the community. We walked through the neighborhood with some kids and we learned about the community. The community where these children lived was built entirely by missionaries over the past five years. The most shocking part of the walk was when Daniel showed us his house. Most of the children in the group had nice houses (wooden walls with a door) built by missionaries, but Daniel had a very small shack house that was covered with plastic to keep the rain out. Daniel was still very proud of his house and he pointed it out with a large smile. After this, I felt very happy and grateful to be a part of Daniel and the other kid’s lives and to be able to make a difference.

-Gavin Norris