Today was our last full day we spent in Puerto Rico before we wrap up our trip and begin our journey home tomorrow. We began with a great breakfast cooked by our beloved Rafy, he is the church member that has made us gain a few pounds this week by cooking us such amazing meals. Following breakfast, we split into two groups to start our work for the day. One group stayed at the church, painted the fence surrounding the church, and started cooking for an AMAZING dinner. The other group went to a home for boys age 5-13 who are in need of housing and care. We brought donations and were able to hear more about their mission. After Hurricane Maria the home suffered some damage and is still in need of some repairs. As we are planning on returning to Puerto Rico for our mission trip next spring break, part of this visit to the boys home was to also hear from the staff their about what some of their needs are so that when we come back next year we are able to serve with them. We were able to meet a few of the boys that live in the home and play a few games with them before they left to go to enroll in school. Next, we all reconvened at the church for lunch together and then for a couple hours split off again in different groups so that some people could get one last trip to the beach in and so others could revisit some shops in Old San Juan. After this break, we came back to the church and begin to help set up for a service and the dinner with the church tonight by putting up tents and chairs. At about 7:45 we started the service which was an amazing time for both the church members and our team to share not only our talents, but some of our testimonies from the trip. The service ended at 9:30 which was when the dinner started. We had great "Boricua" (traditional Puerto Rican) food, cooked again by Rafy and with a little help from our team. It was also Lauren, one of our team members, birthday and they surprised all of us by bringing out a cake and singing Happy Birthday in both Spanish and English (we'll make sure to upload a video once we are home). Rafy also helped set up a little Wesley Watch Party for the second half of the UNC vs. Duke game and we got to cheer on the Tar Heels with the church here in Bayamón. Even though that game didn't go the way we wanted, we still ended the night singing our Alma Mater together, and continue to look forward to the great things that God still has in store for the remainder of our trip.
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