The days are starting to get a bit of a rhythm here. Breakfast, work, lunch, nap, work, shower, dinner.
We worked at a few houses yesterday and started work on a day care. Lots of hard labor. A group of us spent three hours just picking rocks large and small to clear an area for playground.
For some in our group is was the best day of work because they felt like they had really done work. Progress could be seen. Work lasted more than a couple of hours. There was direction.
Work is done in a much different fashion. Little is done efficiently. Lots of waiting as one thing needs to get done, when if done in a different order everyone could be working more and faster.
It is an interesting lesson to process. To feel useful in a place that is so inefficient.
GOOD BYE?
They had a small going away party for us last night. Two choirs sang. One was filled with former gang members. Padre told us that 15 months ago these guys were on national TV drunk and/or stoned talking about how they like to kill people.
Last night they were singing songs about the Word of God to a bunch of American kids.
We are suppose to be packing up this morning and heading to Lima for a day of sightseeing before fling home tomorrow night.
Yesterday and today there had been a regional strike (Pare Regional). Meaning nothing was yesterday or will be today open in the whole state. Therefore there is no bus for us to catch today.
Our group has taken it all in stride.

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