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Today we had Breakfast at 7 a.m. then had a little tour around Chacraseca led by Mike. The community of Chacraseca in Colegio San Ramón, the school for which we bought the land it was on and will be re-building, welcomed us. The community people had balloons, games, and many fresh delicious fruits for us to enjoy after the introduction. They were applauding us and it was so touching.
The schoolchildren were there and they were all so amazing - they dressed up and brushed their hair to look nice for us. They sang National Anthems to each other. The JMU students got a chance to play some soccer with the kids and got a chance to know some of them.
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We went to Church at 10:00 a.m. Afterward, some of us started unpacking donations, and organizing them in piles of children's items, adults' items, and supplies. Later on, my group was off to Nuevo Amanecer at 3:30 p.m., which is the poorest town in the western Hemisphere. They literally have nothing, and are so dirty that even a bath will not help. The sun there is hot, it's very dry, and there are hardly any trees around in Nuevo Amanecer. The first introduction was about bio-intensive farming with Señor Santiago. Later, we helped develop the technique there by planting seed, watering the ground, and pulling weeds.
At 5 p.m., we had dinner, and after dinner, the students played with the kids and had a wonderful time with them. We got to go to the other side of the village, "the 20". We paired up and had an awesome opportunity to stay with families. Maira and I stayed at Abuelita & Abuelito's house. They were adorable and very accommodating, making us feel right at home like part of the family. It was somewhat hard at the beginning to go to sleep, and by the time I went to sleep, the rooster starting crowing and the rest of the animals were making all sorts of noise.
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Hey guys, I'm a member of Latham United Methodist Church. I have been going to Chacraseca for four years and stayed at La Casa De Paz for each year. I'm so glad you guys spent time there. Did any of you know Sister Joan? Or meet Tulio or Juan Enrique?
Este grupo es muy lindo lastima que le trabaja a la familia Ojeda en Nicaragua, no trabaja con la comunidad lastima por las personas que dirigen este grupo estan enriqueciendo a la familia ojeda especialmente a Conchita Ojeda.
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