"Hola from Pisco!"
         Today was the second day of work on the work sites!
         The first site is at the church where Pedro Sotelo grew up. Our role there is that we have to knock down concrete, put up new walls, and paint the old ones. It is a lot of work and with the help of the Peruvian people, working is not just a job but a fun and exciting way to pass the time in Pisco.
         The second site is in a neighborhood where we are building a food pantry for the people there. The past two days have been spent mixing and laying concrete by hand. The next couple of days will be used to build the pantry for the happy and proud people of the small Pisco neighborhood.
         The third site is in a neighborhood placed in a very remote area. This site is where the bakery will be set up. Like the second site, the past two days have been spent mixing the "volcanoes" of concrete and laying them in a 30 ft by 18 ft area for the slab. Another project at this site is stripping and repainting the existing kindergarten school. This site is housing about 80 small children, all who play and spend their time in the dirt streets. It is amazing to watch them having the time of their lives with the coloring books, stickers and glow sticks that some of our team brought.
         In general, Pisco is a completely different society from Belvidere, IL. The locals have been assisting and catering to the needs of the Zion fellowship. It is a welcoming community with happy dogs laying along the roads ready to bark hello to all cars that honk their ways through the streets. The weather has been comfortable and amazing! It has been told to us that the Pisco area gets about 1/10 of rain a year--completely different than the U.S.A--and that it is always a comfortable weather throughout the year.
        We will try our best to fit blogging into our busy schedules tomorrow! Adios amigos!
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CHOW!:)