¡Empezamos!

After the long flights, I finally arrived in Paraguay last night at about 7:30. The flights were pretty exciting because I got to look out the window and see all of the amazing landforms and sights God created. On the first flight I got to see the sunrise, it was so bright and deep red and orange. On the second flight I saw the sunset with a big orange sun and gorgeous sky. I also got to see the Andes mountains covered in snow and several other hilly places on the way to Paraguay.
Today, I had a lovely first day in Paraguay! We met with the rest of the missionary team and planned out some upcoming events. The best part of the day was going to the orphanage down the street from the church. One of the missionaries, Chris, and 5 of the interns went to play with the kids. All of the kids were really excited to see us even though they didn't know us. They ran up and gave us big hugs and called us all "tio" or "tia," which means uncle or aunt in Spanish. The kids were very friendly and loved to be held. We all played different games with them: kicking around a ball, a modified version of hide and seek, or just jumping up and down. We also got to play on this little playground some, sliding and swinging from everything. The love the kids show is so beautiful, so pure and free. I think the kids at the orphanage love how Jesus loved--they loved everyone just for being who they are.