Imagine being so popular in school that hundreds of kids would crowd around you, pen in-hand, screaming for your autograph...
Imagine having something so special in your backpack that every boy in school was practically on top of you, waiting to see what you might pull out next...
Imagine one student from every grade stepping up to a microphone so they could sing you a "welcome" song when you arrived...
Imagine your teachers loving you so much they would invite you into a private room and serve you biscuits and juice...
This was our reality in Tosagua, Ecuador!
As many of you know, Dustin's GreenHouse recently teamed with Habitat for Humanity's Global Village program on a 37-home build project in the small town of Tosagua... Typically a Habitat project comes with an immense amount of interaction between you, the volunteer, and the homeowners. However, because of the scale and unique structure of the project we were working on, our team of volunteers did not have the luxury of getting to know the families we were building for. So we took it upon ourselves to find ways of engaging the community - outside of hammers and nails... We went into to the schools.
The 2007 Globetrotters visited fours schools during our stay in Tosagua. We handed out stickers, stuffed animals, games, and school supplies... We gave away soccer balls, jerseys, shin guards, and cleats... It was like Christmas, only with 16 Santas and 90 degree weather!
Here are some pictures from that experience. Our "kids" signing autographs, handing out supplies, and just "plain old loving" a sea of strangers... In my opinion, life doesn't get more beautiful this.
Imagine having something so special in your backpack that every boy in school was practically on top of you, waiting to see what you might pull out next...
Imagine one student from every grade stepping up to a microphone so they could sing you a "welcome" song when you arrived...
Imagine your teachers loving you so much they would invite you into a private room and serve you biscuits and juice...
This was our reality in Tosagua, Ecuador!
As many of you know, Dustin's GreenHouse recently teamed with Habitat for Humanity's Global Village program on a 37-home build project in the small town of Tosagua... Typically a Habitat project comes with an immense amount of interaction between you, the volunteer, and the homeowners. However, because of the scale and unique structure of the project we were working on, our team of volunteers did not have the luxury of getting to know the families we were building for. So we took it upon ourselves to find ways of engaging the community - outside of hammers and nails... We went into to the schools.
The 2007 Globetrotters visited fours schools during our stay in Tosagua. We handed out stickers, stuffed animals, games, and school supplies... We gave away soccer balls, jerseys, shin guards, and cleats... It was like Christmas, only with 16 Santas and 90 degree weather!
Here are some pictures from that experience. Our "kids" signing autographs, handing out supplies, and just "plain old loving" a sea of strangers... In my opinion, life doesn't get more beautiful this.
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