Best Day Yet...Not Night

So I mentioned the start of my day in my previous post, but it only got better. After finishing up on the internet I went back to the house and I read my bible for a little bit (I´m going through the whole New Testament while I´m here and I´m already ahead of schedule) then some of the other guys came back and so we played cards until lunch (which was really good fried rice with a fried egg). We then came back and played some more cards until about 3 when the others had to go to a meeting (the meeting was about starting up a guinea pig farm in order to feed the children as well as bring in income for the orphanage making it self-sustaining I don´t mean to ask for more money but if anyone reading this knows anyone who maybe able to help us out then let me know b/c it is going to cost about $60,000 and we only have $30,000 so far). While they were at the meeting I read some more of my bible and then at about 4:30 I went back over to the orphanage b/c frankly I love those kids and sometimes prefer to spend my free time with them. I went to help out with the Lupes (the mentally and physically disabled children which you can learn more about at the website casahogarlosgorriones.com/english) because I care about those kids as well as because the two girls working there last night have not become completely comfortable with them. I went over to say hello to Maria Antoineta who is a girl who suffers from cerebral palsy as well as some mental handicaps as well. She gave me a kiss on the cheek as she often does and then she held my watch against her ear because she likes to hear is tick. It was then time for dinner and so I fed Diego who also suffers from Cerebral Palsy and cannot talk or walk at all and most likely never will be able to. It was while I was feeding Diego that Fabio who is probably my favorite kid in the Casa came in and started talking to me and when the other children started blessing their food he started to say the lords prayer in English which sounded a little like this "Ower Fadur kwho aut en kheaven haouellwurod be dy name" he then couldn´t remember the rest so I helped him with it and then he left and came back with his english folder and so practiced it again and again with me helping him pronounce the words better. Again this was all while I had Diego in my arms feeding him. This was the most powerful moment I have felt so far. I was holding Diego, who growing up was often neglected and left in the house on his own, in my arms feeding him and Fabio, who now 12 was brought in 5 years ago by the police because his alcoholic mother disappeared one night, comes in to talk to me and better learn the Lord´s Prayer in English. God is truly in this place to take 27 neglected, abused, malnurished children and turn them into 27 loving, trusting, bright, happy children.

Ok now to why it was the best day but not night. After I was done feeding Diego I went back to the volunteer house and we all decided to go out for pizza instead of cooking. Everyone was finally ready to go around 8:30 so we pile into cabs and go downtown to a pizza place. We had to wait an hour and a half before the pizza finally came out (however I also thought about those who we not going to eat dinner). I came back with some of the girls who were tired and didn´t feel like going out and I then learned that the combinatione was not 4290 either, it was actually 9240...but it only took me a few minutes to figure that out. I got cleaned up and was started to fall asleep when Laurre, who sleeps in the bed next to me, got up and ran out of the room...apparently he stomach didn´t appreciate Peruvian Pizza...and then came back with a pan to put next to the bed and continued to throw up all through the night. But again with everything else so far this trip the good far outway the bad so my mentality has not changed and I am still cherishing every second I have here because I´m not sure when, if ever, I´ll be able to see these kids again.

Peace,

Brandon