Serving at the Barrio Los Ramirez with the youth.

Today was a very eventful day 1 for the students.  They woke up, had breakfast and did devotions in the morning. Then they traveled to Puertas de Sion facilities in the neighborhood called Barrio Ramirez, were they met and were working at a school of Pastor Maria Lopez, which is in this poor area. They walked around the area and were able to see how people live gaining an appreciation for the needs that the people there have and the financial struggles that they are dealing with at a result of poverty. They met a lot of kids of different ages, from little per-preschoolers to teenagers who live there and attend Maria's ministry. Our children assisted with paining the school and later on had a delicious lunch that was prepared by the women serving in the ministry. They spent the afternoon interacting with the church team and walking around the neighborhood with them inviting the person in Spanish to attend the service which was held this evening and lead by the youth group. 

After dinner they visited the Iglesia Comunitaria (the Community Church) in the Colonial city for the Mid Week Service. One thing for sure, they were tired by the time they got back to hostel.