An Array of Photos

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words....consider this my essay for this month.  It's worth mentioning however, that despite the photos which all look fun and excellent, we have faced some difficult situations with the refugees this past month...a man being deported after a marriage dispute, a women recovering from being assaulted, another woman torn and sobbing due to domestic violence and people arriving on our doorstep without a home or a place to stay.  It is certainly a life of ups and downs...

Enjoy the photos.



Although it isn't much of a joy to take the life of a chicken, I am proud to be a part of a 100% sustainable/0% waste, chicken raising operation that generates income for a refugee family and delicious, healthy meat for people in the community.

Starting to raise the walls of the greenhouse at the farm.  We finished it this past Saturday and it looks wonderful.  Unfortunately I didnt have my camera with me that day...I promise to post a picture of the finished project soon.

At my first professional soccer game in Quito.  Arriba La Liga!

At the peace education workshop this past month, I was in charge of the older kids activities (age 10-15).  We had more than 20 kids in this age range.  In this picture they are cutting out "chain people" to represent their friends as the theme was "What Makes a Good Friend?".

The finished product of another activity we did in the peace education workshop in reflecting with the kids about what makes a good friend.

Taking the kids home from the peace education workshop...I've always loved riding in the back of pickup trucks and with 25 kids packed in the back with you, it's even better.

In the latest youth group meeting that I planned, I taught the youth how to make pizza...

We had 4 groups, each group was in charge of making their own pizza anyway they wanted...keeping in mind that after every group was finished, we were going to vote for the most delicious, most creative and most aesthetically pleasing pizzas.  Here you have the winners of the most creative pizza--the stuffed crust won the votes.

After making pizza, we played a great game of "spoons".

Of course, we decided to throw the spoons in the yard without looking to add an extra dimension of fun to the game of "spoons".

                                         

                                        One of the beautiful soccer fields where we play weekly.