Day Two in Review (It rhymes)

Other people have already written about this but the house that we are staying in is AMAZING. We are five houses from a beautiful beach! I remember sitting in a classroom last year at Roberts Wesleyan when my coaches asked us if fundraising and going to Puerto Rico would  be something that we would want to try and do. Now I can't believe that we are actually here. God is so good.
So this morning we were supposed to wake up around 7:45 to get ready to leave for our scrimmage. My phone is broken so my alarm clock won't work and Katie Eschner was going to wake me up by knocking on my door.  I have a window right by my bed and as she was knocking on my door I was dreaming that someone was knocking on my window from outside trying to break into my room haha. It was scary until I realized that it was just Katie trying to wake me up.  We left for our scrimmage against the University of Puerto Rico (the same team that we scrimmaged last night).  They let us use their gym to practice for about an hour by ourselves and then we scrimmaged them after.  We were a little late to our practice because of the CRAZY traffic but it didn't matter because it seems like everyone that lives here is really laid back. We scrimmaged the team again after. It was so much fun because they are a really good team. Afterwards we gave all the girls on their team Roberts Wesleyan volleyball tshirts and New Testament Bibles that were written in Spanish. I couldn't believe how appreciative they were to recieve them. I wasn't expecting it to be like that but I feel like they really surprised and enjoyed getting both of those things. Then both teams listened while Gisela prayed for us. It was such a cool experience to have just played a team in Puerto Rico and then all pray together afterwards. We also took pictures with the team.
After that we went and ate lunch at Ocho Blanco, and the food was really good! Then we went shopping and most of us bought souvieners for our families and friends (so if you're reading this, be excited!) We came back to our house after that and went to the beach for a bit. There was a little storm and it was sweet to watch the lightening and hear the thunder on the beach. We scrimmaged the team La Une at 6:00, and had another great game! At dinner I asked for a fork in Spanish all by myself. The woman behind the counter understood but she was laughing at me.
Coach J posted a picture of all of us writing in journals. Before we left, Lisa came up with the idea to write in journals every night after we get back to the house and tell about our day. Each night as a group we have been writing what happened to us, how God showed himself throughout the day, and what we were thankful for.  Sometimes we share and I really have liked writing in this and I think it was a great idea.
Tomorrow we go to two different schools and have a volleyball clinic for the kids there! I am really excited for this, and especially excited just to talk to them and tell them about my faith in Jesus and what it means to me when I play volleyball. I'm sure someone will blog about this tomorrow though once it's already happened! One last thing..tomorrow we are watching the Puerto Rican Men's National Team play in the finals! Gisela knows people, and they hooked us up with free tickets. How crazy is that? I miss you Mom, Dad, Becky, my other family and Adam. Because I know you're reading this. Love you!
-Katie #2