The Sanguine Stories of a Chronically Sick Girl with a Boy Name: Puerto Rico- Day 5

Today, after a failed attempt at waking up and going to the coffee shop, we drove to Guaynabo to meet up with the kids prior to departing to old San Juan to evangelize. We were greeted with smiles and parcha flavored icees (did I ever mention I developed a strong bond with a tropical fruit?). One of the members of the church, was a college girl, Ashley, made every one of the missionaries a coqui frog (native frog) necklaces. After consuming these delectable parcha related items and putting our handprint on the wall in one of the trailers we painted, we got into the party bus (literally!!!) and departed for San Juan. We stopped at an outlook and admired the beautiful landscape God created and allowed us to see before embarking on such an important mission (within a mission). After witnessing this beautiful landscape, we drove the remainder of the way to Old San Juan. We were partnered up with one of the kids and given tons of magnets that said "Jesus loves me and I adore him" in Spanish as well as some other informational cards about Christianity in both English and Spanish! We evangelized with the kids!! After a long morning of walking in the hot Puerto Rican sun, we were greeted with the familiar chant of "tengo hambre, tengo hambre (I'm hungry in Spanish)!!!!", we headed to Vaca Brava for some phenomenal steak, chicken, ribs and pork (paid for by the church!! :0). After this fantastic lunch, we walked around the area still and then returned to one of the old forts in San Juan and flew kites with the kids. It was SO bittersweet when we had to say goodbye. I learned so so so much from all of these energetic, smiling children. The rest of the afternoon/evening we walked around San Juan and happened to walk the exact path as marked with "God loves you" magnets! How crazy! God shows himself in so many unique ways! We headed home (Salvation Army), had another wonderful dinner, and relaxed before/after our evening debrief and worship. This evening I finally got the courage to walk up and tell the random guy I had been thinking and praying about that God wanted me to write this letter about trials and tests and give it to him. He was so so appreciative and said it was something he really needed and I couldn't have smiled even bigger.