Mia Krusinski

Hey guys, it’s Mia! (Hi Mom and Dad!! I love you! Say hi to the dogs for me!)  
During this mission trip I have been working at the Quebradas site and staying in San Isidro. For the past few days
we have been working to renovate a small church.  On the first day, we took out weeds, planted three full rose
gardens, and took paint off the church walls. Today, we focused on scraping and sanding paint off of the walls of
the church. It was difficult to chip off and smooth out the paint. (I’m pretty sure my arms are getting more muscle
with each swipe of the sandpaper!)  Everyone works hard together on whatever job they have, big or small. I am
so excited that I get to work with an amazing group of kids and chaperones; I couldn’t ask for a better group.

When I was taking a break from all of that hard work, a little boy named Santiago came up to me and asked me to
play with him.  Even though I don’t speak a lot of Spanish, I was still able to play with him and connect with him.
We built some sandcastles with dirt and jumped together on some rocks. Even though I didn’t have any toys with
me, he was so excited to play and run around.  Santiago radiated so much joy and energy that truly touched my
heart.

I feel that I can speak for everyone when I say that we are all sending love and prayers to all of our families back
home in the United States. We all love you and can’t wait to see you soon!

In Christ,
Mia Krusinski