airport trip number????

so today i made a nice little trip to the airport. yes, the airport. one of the team members bags didnt make it here but it arrived today. he needed to pick it up by 5.00 and it was 4.00. as we are scrambling to leave, get money, get flight info, i.d.s, etc. i am trying to make sure everything is in order and praying that i will be able to do this. the people at the airport speak english. thats not what i am worried about... its 4.00 and it takes an hour to get to the airport. we are cutting it close. as we are riding in our little vw taxi i am willing it to go faster so we can get there in time. and do you know what? we get there at 4.57. yes, three minutes to spare. but as i walk into the airport (we need to go to delta) all of the check in desks are empty. not good. but as i keep walking i smile because the only desk ocupied is yes, delta. God has a sense of humor and i said thank you as i walked up to the woman to inquire about the luggage. she points us to a white door off the the side (where the delta offices are) and we head towards it. its an unofficial looking door and as i push it open the door creaks and leads into a dark corridor. thats it we are going to die (is what i am thinking). but never fear, we were ok and got the luggage. we were in and out of the airport in 15 minutes. we get one of the few taxi drivers left (he was driving a status) and head for home. we hit traffic and i thought i just might melt in the heat. i was preferring the vw bug taxis over this stratus. you might be cramped in the bug but you definitely get more air. so, twoish hours later we are back at casa hogar and i am starving. i need to get some food.

its almost a week left and i am feeling good. i am not tired, sick, or eager to leave. which are all an answer to prayers.
pray for me to finish the week strong and pray for the massive group orangewood is bringing.
see you all in a couple of days!!!!

(i am coming back on the 4 of august)

glitter... seriously???

so the craft today with the older kids was decorating plastic flower pots. that all fun and good until the glitter comes out. let me just tell you that i walked out of crafts today with glitter from head to toe. (literally)
it seams like in the past week we have had a influx of children come through the kitchen wanting band aides. there is something about band aides that just make everything better. well, euclides hurt himself the other night and so i picked him up and carried him to the kitchen. after getting him fixed up (ice, band aides, etc) i carried him back out and he was happy to sit and put ice on his knee. although, i think most of the ice ended up in his mouth. i think that mostly he just wanted to be taken care of which i was happy to do.
i think lupe and some of the other kids have telling me daily that orangewood is almost here (sometimes more than once a day). they are excited.
i am feeling better this week. last week i was emotionally drained but this week i am better and feeling refreshed. thank you for all of your prayers.