It was a wonderful day for all of us. Dr. Jerry Smartt took the students to the Communidad de Fe or Community of Faith Church this morning for Sunday mass. While I did not get to attend the service at the Community of Faith church, I did get a chance to talk to the students over dinner about their experience. There was consensus that the church service was wonderful and meaningful. Many students were surprised that the service, while in a different language was very similar to the ones that they have at home. The non-Spanish speakers felt that while they may not have understood all that was said, the meaning was still clear. One must be able to forgive before they can truly love unconditionally.
After church, our students went with individuals from the church's youth group to have lunch and spend the day on the beach. They said they had a wonderful time swimming in the ocean and visiting with each other.
I spent the day with my Cancun family, the Guzman-Cantarell family. Luis was an exchange student from LaSalle University Cancun who stayed with us during the month of January, and today I got to spend time with his family. It was wonderful. We went to the Grand Cenote (a deep natural sink hole filled with fresh water), Tulum (an ancient Mayan city) and Plaza de Carmen. They are a wonderful people and I feel fortunate that I had the opportunity to spend some time with them.
Tomorrow we return to the City of Joy to continue our service work. The students already have their assignments for tomorrow and we anticipate a very busy day. I am excited to see how the service work that we do at the City of Joy develops over this next week and possibly in the future.
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