Hey all :)
Thursday was my last day in Gallito, it was an amazing day, but a sad one in the end... We went out and did a little more painting, we painted the church, painted faces, painted nails... We even finger painted :)
We had a really good day :) we finished off with bubbles and sidewalk caulk at the school yard, we also played soccer and foursquare. It was really fun :)
Here are some pictures....
The kids were waiting for us right when we got there...
We painted tons of faces... Big and little
They taught us their favorite games...
We drew with sidewalk caulk...
They were happy to see us...
And we love Gallito :)
Several of the kids drew us pictures... Claudio gave this one to me
When We left Gallito the children and several adults lined the banks and waved us away...
Ok now comes the part I've been avoiding the emotional part, I'm not gonna lie I had made an executive decision that I would not cry in front of the kids... And as he often does the lord laughed at my plans, I held back tears all day as I got hugs and te queiros from the kids, I held back tears when they drew me pictures or wrote out my name in hearts on the sidewalk ...
I only really lost it when I saw the tears in Laura's eyes... She'd already told me she'd miss me, and that she would pray for me... That's when I lost it, this little girl 12 years old, in the middle of the Peruvian jungle is praying for me, never in my life have I experienced something so humbling... I have more now than Laura will probably have in her whole life, but she wants to pray for me, and to pray that she'll be able to see me again
I have no words... Still
Pray for the amazing people of Iquitos :) pray that I can remain strong enough to handle their amazing capacity to love unconditionally and give so generously,
Stay tuned
Location:Iquitos Peru
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