Today we had a busy day of service at Nazareth House. We woke up bright and early in the morning and walked to the Red Sofa Cafe to eat our breakfast. While we were eating our meal, we chose the songs we would sing for the senior citizens at the retirement center. After much deliberation, we decided to sing "Let It Go" from Frozen. When the time came, we prepared to sing, but it was not yet our turn. We sang hymns with the senior citizens, and they gave the floor to us. Our voices sounded terrible, but they seemed to have liked it, that, or they were lying to us to be nice. After our time singing we had a little break. We found some rackets and played tennis on the court next to Nazareth House. There we learned how well Colin plays tennis and how terribly everyone else plays. We then went to the child center and helped take care of of the toddlers the best way we could. They were quite a handful, but with a little bit of patience, we managed. We ended our day with a nice dinner and finished by celebrating Jefferey's birthday with some dessert.
In our various activities we learned about valuing the moment. There was peace and serenity in every moment of our day. We lived in the moment and enjoyed it to the fullest. As our trip is coming to a close, we are happy to be returning home. However, it will be very difficult to forget the relationships we built. We will enjoy the friendships we created with the teenagers of St. Martin de Porres school whom we definintely hope to see again. We have enjoyed our time here, and we will leave with more than what we came with. We can't wait to share it with our family and the Bellarmine community.
The "sickest" guys in the Museum!
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