This post was submitted by Ivy Tech student and ASB participant Gisselle B.

We just got back from a school, each one of us was sent to a classroom to spend some time with the kids and get a taste of their world; we where able to witness a new generation been formed, the future of Calnali. After hearing they reviews their assignments for Easter break the teacher asked me where I am from, he was excited to hear that I was from Honduras, the classroom remained silent, every eye in that room was staring at me as the conversation went on.

It is hard to believe that we have only been here for three days and we have probably made a difference in so many lives with the simple fact of been here to share a smile and a hug. Monday and Tuesday we worked on a family’s house, she is now single mother, with to gorgeous kids; her husband abandoned her now she is on her own with the financial responsibility of raising two kids. There is probably no muscle in my body that is not aching, for two days we carried buckets of gravel, sand and water in our shoulders… if that does not sound painful imagine walking a block of unleveled-narrow dirt path which ends on a creek that you must cross in order to get to the other side – just for the record there was no such thing as a bridge, we made a human chain standing on rocks so we could carry the materials from one side of the creek to the other. Even though I am sore from head to toes, the pain in my heart is bigger when I see their faces happy for a concrete floor in a little house made of wood with aluminum roof; I wish more could be done. This all makes me think about what I have and how often have I taken it for granted. We put a price to our happiness that goes way beyond the true needs and the real purpose of our lives.

….. one of our “family” members is sick today, keep her and the rest of the team in your prayers so that we can have the strength an health to continue to pour out ourselves to this community.

PS: It’s not a myth… Mexican is not just tasty… it’s spicy hot!!! Yeehaa!!