Today we had our more formal orientation with padre Juan and Madres Miguel and Cindy. They explained the history of the centers and gave some information about the mission.
After that, we met Rudolfo for a tour of center #2. We saw all the stores - Beauty salon, restaurant, bakery and furniture store that the center runs. They all serve as on the job training facilities for the graduates of the program. He also showed us the workshops, auto mechanics, industrial mechanics, sewing, and then the children's classrooms and library. There are classes for children 1-6th grades then they move into one of the vocational training programs. We ended up in the dining room to help cook lunch for the members. Our group was split into different groups, some peeled carrots, some made empanadas, some served soup or poured juice. At noon, while we were still working, Fr. Craig said mass for everyone at the opposite end of the room. When lunch was ready, it was served to the children and their families.
At 2pm, we met with the St. Peter's Prep group (New Jersey) to go to the downtown center for a tour of Center #1. We met Rocio who have us the tour. We saw all the classrooms, preschool aged children sleeping,and babies sleeping. We saw the girls art workshop and religion classrooms.
We returned to Center #2 (where we live) at about 5:30. We have some free time now until our reflection at 7pm.
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