Day 2 by Kyle Rheude & Caleb Carpenter

Kyle-Today was day 2 here in Cancun. We woke up to crazy wind and a ton of rain. In Cincinnati, it get's colder when it rains, but this was not the case. It still stayed just as hot when it rained! We are definitely not in Kansas anymore...

These past two days have been remarkable. I've experienced things that I will never forget. Seeing where these children live makes the rest of my worries seem pointless and minimal. All these children have touched my heart in some way. The first day, I was drawing with about 4 little girls when 13 year old girl Sandy came up to me and said something with a smile on her face. I wish I knew what she had said because afterwards,she hugged me and she kissed me on the cheek. It's giving me goosebumps just to think about it. How can someone that has known me for so little, care about me so much?

Today was just as moving for me. 6 year old Paoky (girl) walked up to me and just started talking to me. She then took my hand and we started jumping in the puddles together, laughing and smiling the whole time. She then walked me into the childrens' home and ate her cheeseburger with tomato, mayo, mustard, and ketchup. She brought her 3 year old sister over and introduced me to Zuri. These children are so adorable and full of so much light. I'm truly blessed to be here.

Caleb- Today we visited a church that started at 11:30am. It started with worship where we sang around 5 songs. They actually integrated the Spanish lyrics and the English lyrics, and created this beautiful mixture of two completely different languages. Even while we were singing the Spanish portions, we didn't even have to look at the translation because we could feel the presence of God and it didn't even matter if we understood. And I have to say that I have never felt the holy spirit more than this morning. During worship the pastor was in the front row dancing! He was jumping around and then fell to his knees with his hands up in the air. He eventually was laying flat on the ground with his head in his arms, and he was crying. And to top it off, every individual was singing as loud as they could. There was so much love and faith in such a small room. This church was the size of the cafe at horizon and there was at least 80 people. And every person in the room had a smile, even when there was no air conditioning. And the message the pastor gave was fantastic! He spoke of how our tongues are the most powerful weapon any human can own. And he spoke in such a way that you could tell that he had experienced hurt sometime in his life. It spoke to everyone.
We have to stop because Amy is over our shoulders telling us to go to sleep. So we are excited for another day of service tomorrow. And we are ready to share God's love in any way we can!

The whole team wants to wish all the dads out there a happy father's day!!! We love you dad!!