On Saturday, we left for Soacha at 8:30 and arrived to the church around 10. The kids were really excited to meet and play soccer with Tommy. We took them out to a nearby court and split into 2 teams. It started to rain after about 10 minutes of playing. The kids didn't seem to notice because they were loving the game. When it started to pour I had to drag them back to the church.
There, we played head-catch (a game where if I say "head" you catch the ball and vice-versa). It was a lot of fun and. It was a great morning and they loved getting to know Tommy just as much as he enjoyed getting to know them.
After spending the morning in usme, we went to Miguel-Angel's (Padre Carlos' son) 8th birthday party. We helped decorate, coordinated some games and ate lots of ice cream, marshmellows and arepas. Feliz Cumpleaños Miguel Angel!
On Sunday we went back to Soacha for church where the Bishop did confirmations and first communions to many members of the community. It was another great morning in Soacha and we were off to San Gil with Christian and Brittany for a couple of days of adventure sporting in Colombia (more on that in the next blog).
Usme to meet our kids! They were so happy to meet my brother and were impressed
with his soccer skills and how tall he is. Right away they made a line for him to
pick them up over his head. Tommy showed them some soccer moves and then we taught them about the copa mundial (world cup). We asked them what countries they thought were in the
tournament and they said "libertadores" and "millionarios" (their neighborhood and
a local club team in bogota). After a little bit of teaching, we played soccer and head-catch with them. We'll be going back to the mission next week after a trip to Peru with my grandparents, Toots and Grandpa!
Love, Kate
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