Party at the Children’s Hospital

My mom wrote in my baby book that when I was three I said, “Mommy, I want to be a doctor and a mommy when I grow up.” Well, that dream hasn’t changed at all and this trip has given me so much motivation to make that dream a reality.

I am so blessed that one of our ministries is the children’s hospital. Hospital ministry was not on the description of this trip, nor was it on the list of ministries our contact had. Coming on this trip, I figured we wouldn’t be doing hospital ministry. You can imagine how happy I was when I heard that not only were we going to do hospital ministry, but we were doing hospital ministry at a children’s hospital. (My dream is to become a pediatrician and do medical missions.) The fact that there are only two children’s hospitals in all of Guatemala made it even more exciting.

One night after going to the hospital, God put in on my heart to do something more than just talk to the parents and color with the kids. My mind was racing with thoughts and ideas. I woke up early the next morning excited about the ideas I had. I had decided I wanted to do a little carnival for the kids where they could get out of their rooms and enjoy and hour or so of fun.

I asked one of my leaders if it would be possible, and after getting the ok, I went on with the planning. My friend Emily R and I spend the last few days planning, shopping, organizing, and decorating for the carnival. I had a picture in my head and was ready to make it a reality. With the help of my teammates, this picture became a reality this past Tuesday.

The kids, aging from around 2 to 11, loved it! Some of the activities included pin the tail (on the lion), a craft, a coloring table, a ring toss, a ball toss, and the fishing game.