Kid washing and Salar de Uyuni

I bet you are wondering what "kid washing" is right? I was too! It has to be one of the most interesting experiences I have ever had, but bigger than that, it was really humbling as well. Every Saturday there is a ministry group that bathes street childrene in Cochabamba and we had the honor of helping them out a few times. We set up tents, have hot water, and children line up from ages 7 weeks to about 4 years old for about a 2 minute bath on the Plaza. It is an hour of chaos...little naked children running around (that are more than ready for a bath), people shouting for more water, and looking for childrens' parents (most of them who only speak Quechuan so we can't communicate).  We are given a small bathtub about two feet long and one foot wide, a bucket of water and some soap. There is only a limited amount of water, so by the time you are done with one bath there is only about 1/2 inch of brown water at the bottom of the tub. Some kids splash in the water, some just sit there, some cry :( especially the littlest ones. It is so nice to see little dirty black feet and messy faces get clean, but it is hard to know that they go right back to living on the street as we go back to our comfortable beds and hot showers. I just hope that they know that even though were are there for just a few hours, that they know that they are loved and they have a hope in Christ Jesus.

On another note...

Sunday afternoon a few of us took of on an adventure to Salar de Uyuni. Basically, it used to be a lake that evaporated and left a huge "lake" of salt for miles and miles. It is so cool. Supposedly, you can see it from the moon....at least that is what someone told us....i have yet to check it out on google maps. It was such a strange experience....miles and miles of white (kinda like snow) but it really messed with your depth perception (which made for some awesome photos). We hired a guide company that drove us around to some islands, a hotel made of salt, and a train cemetary. Look for pics (maybe on some of the linked blogs)

 48 hours of traveling, same clothes, no shower, little sleep :) We are all feeling great!

I was supposed to leave tonight for La Paz, stay there until Thursday and then catch my flight to Mexico....but I just cant bring myself to get on another bus today....I will just travel in the morning. Pray for safety traveling to Mexico. My flight leaves Thursday afternoon and I hope to be at CVE by Friday afternoon. Lord willing I will be seeing many of you on Saturday!!!