Fin

Our day started earlier than usual, at 7, we managed to get out of bed, change and have breakfast. We planned our Sunday school lesson, deciding on doing a skit of Jonah. Nic was Jonah, Micah was the big fish, Jordan was the king, Lizzy and Hannah was the bad storm, Dan was "God", Alinda was the narrator, and Cameron was the tree. We practiced singing a few songs before El Jeffe taught his sermon. We did the skit during the service, which the kids enjoyed.

After the service, we had some time to rest before getting ready to head for the Citadel. The drive there was pretty long, with tons of poverty-stricken towns and homes along the route.

 When we got to the Citadel, tons of people gathered around the truck, either wanting us to buy something or to use their horse to bring up the rest of the way. After we finally managed to get onto our horses, we started up the trail there. A few of the names of the horses consisted of Nike, Taco, and Motorcycle. The trail we took felt somewhat steep, but they were able to scale it somewhat easily. When we reached the Citadel, we were greeted with tons of cannons and cannonballs. The tour guide showed us the "powder room" where they made the gunpowder for the cannons. We proceeded into the different rooms of the Citadel, some being the officers quarters, generals quarters, and the barracks. On top of the fort, we saw a huge chunk of the Island. The guide told us how it was built to protect themselves from the French, but they never returned for attack. The Citadel wasn't finished being built afterwards.

After the tour, we began heading down the mountain, which was steep and made the horses slip every so often, but they never fell. We were once again met with the people who tried selling us their stuff. Most of us didn't bring any money, so we couldn't even if we wanted to. The way back home felt somewhat quicker than the way there. As soon as we arrived back, a good portion of us passed out on our beds.

After supper, I (Nic) saw Fritz, one of the kids, bringing a couple jugs for water, so I decided to talk to him one more time before we left for home. He asked if I could carry him home; I did and seen some of the other kids who were about to watch a movie. I had to start heading back, so Fritz and I hugged one last time and I left.

During devotions, we talked about things that impacted us the most, some said the children at COTP, others talked the city, and then there was Tammy who talked about the bugs. We all seemed eager to head home, but also didn't feel like leaving any time soon.

Fin- SRYG group 2

-Nicholas, Jordan and El Jeffe