Day 42-43: Last CDI Days

Maybe you've noticed the trend of me progressively posting less frequently as this trip draws to a close. 

I feel so tired. Good tired, mostly, but tired. 

Monday went well. We had a good start to the day with some grocery shopping and worship. The CDI session was good; a lot of review time with the kids of what we've learned. Our evening plans changed, so we grabbed some dessert, swung by Momo, had pizza for dinner, finally got home. It was a good day, pretty chill. I felt very crunchy all day. I think some good things happened.

Today was Tuesday, which means a long day. We got to the CDI just in time to open it up, though I left the kids' birthday party cake at the house, so I had to go get one from the AM/PM. Oh, yeah, today was the monthly birthdays party at the CDI. So, rather than lessons and homework, we played games, watched a movie, and had cake. It was a lot of fun, it was a lot of playing, it was a lot of energy. We had 2 Wright State gringos there to help, which was nice. Apparently, Josh Ortega is a really skilled artist. He drew some of the kids, which was really fun to see. They, of course, loved it. 

We said our goodbyes to all of the kids, which was sad and very sweet. 

We got home and started getting ready almost immediately. We needed to cook and clean before the H@ngout students got there, and tomorrow we leave this house, so we needed to start getting it ready. I thought about doing it in the morning, but tomorrow morning I have an 8:30 zoom call, then need to finalize things here, pack, and put our sheets and stuff into the laundry. Tomorrow might be rough. 

I made rice today. I was bad at that somehow. I went to get cilantro and had a funny run-in with Don Rodrigo. He saw me running to the grocery store and thought something was wrong, so he got in his car to come find me.

The Bible study went really well. People opened up and shared some good questions. I feel like I talked too much, which is always my propensity, but especially when I have responsibility for something. I think some good truth got shared tonight. I got to have some good interactions with Josue. 

Tomorrow is H@ngout, then our goodbye dinner, then spending the night at the Diaz-Alvarez house. 

PRAYERS PLEASE
-for the last day to go well
-for the H@ngout students to feel God's pull
-for the CDI kids to be blessed
-for the church here to be provided for