The Cercadillo Project

The QUEST 13 team from the Baptist Convention of New England has arrived!  QUEST is a leadership training program for high school juniors from various churches across New England.  Part of the program involves a week long international mission trip and we are thrilled that they have chosen Cercadillo as one of their sites for the second year in a row.

Youth and children in Cercadillo have been enjoying games and English language learning with the “Questies.”

“You put your left leg in, you put your left leg out.”

“The Hokey Pokey” may be stuck in our head forever after the numerous repetitions this week.  But what a fun way to learn some body parts and prepositions in English.

Building relationships . . . “That’s what it’s all about.”

Can you find the difference between this picture of the yellow building and many others I’ve posted before?

I have many pictures of preschoolers, children, youth and women in the building, but this is the first I’ve posted with this many men.  Today was the first of weekly electricity classes that will be held for the next ten months.

“Kiko”, the teacher on the left is giving some individual instruction to  Jesús.  (For those of you who know some of my women by name, Jesús is Yolanda’s husband.)

After the students completed their project of the day they were each to test to see if their outlet box could light up a bulb when connected to electricity.  The batteries were used to provide the electricity since we don’t have any in our buildings.

A few of the proud students showing their project of the day.

Through the years I have had the privilege of seeing smiles like these when the women have finished various sewing or craft projects.  How great it was to see men with similar smiles of pride in work well done.  I really believe this class is going to be life changing!