Traveling Companions....

I thought before going any further

i should introduce my traveling companions.

Every time a team goes down there is variation, 

and we do not always know each other

this can add to the adventure....

or can take away. lol

We were a small group this time...

we have been up to 32.

This time there was 11 of us.

that is me with my Moon Sister, Sofia

this was her first time down 

and she was over heard saying that she 

became in involved because she knew it was 

something that was important to me

what an awesome friend!

I have to say it was indeed so special to share with her

and often we found ourselves saying to one another

things like:

"We are in Colombia together!!!"

"We are drinking a beer in Colombia together!"

"We are drinking coffee together in Colombia!!"

"We are working together at the community center in Colombia"

it was very fun

On this trip Sofia rediscovered her passion for yogurt!

this is the very funny, candid and cute Candace

Candace enjoys being with water

she loves little spoons

and if she could have a pet it would be a chicken.

This was Candace's first time down tot he center

and she loved it...

I am sure it had nothing to do

with the attention 

her and her blonde hair and blue eyes 

received while walking the streets.

this is the beautiful Chelsea

this was her third time down

she has a real passion for this place

and our center

Chelsea wasn't feeling so good the first

part of the trip which took a toll

but she was a trooper and held her ground

she also enjoyed kicking "the boyz" butt in soccer!

 The Boyz

Sam

and the brothers

Jacob and Caleab

all first timers they found their place quickly

they were quite a hit amongst the girls of the center

lol

it was really awesome to see them bonding with

the kids

and they worked pretty hard too.........

Jacob enjoyed showing us all his muscles

he insisted i post this picture lol

this is Karen and Julie

the mamas of the group

so to speak

though you would never have known that

by their late night giggling!

Karen is the secretary of Seeds of Love and Hope

and has been down to the center three times

this was Julie's first trip down.

the only men of our group were Jorge,

our president and founder of Seeds of Love

and Dwayne

father to Jacob and Caleb

When Jorge immigrated to Canada

he and his wife were determined to make a difference

for the impoverished children of their city...

and that is exactly what they are doing

and we get to be along for the ride.

And what can one say about Dwayne...

light hearted

easy going

very relational

no walls at all....

right Dwayne???

Dwayne especially loved the hugging and kissing

aspect of the Colombian culture...not so much.

So that was us

a funny little family

thrown together

living together

eating together

working together

spending every moment together..............

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we did good 

all part of the experience

lots of laugh

a few "moments"

but no one got hurt

not badly anyways

lol

I actually miss them all : )

Love and Light