Day 8
Today was the culmination of all our time in Mama Cocha, and put a final full stop to our journey here. From the morning, working yet another three hours in the new home to put the final finishing touches on the house with toilet labels and a swing and varnished table, we had our last sweaty couple of hours.
We then accompanied the children to water therapy at a hotel nearby with a swimming pool where the children come twice a week to play around and have fun. We watched them fool around and have fun for a couple of hours before having to say our goodbyes. It was incredible seeing them enjoy water so much, and how much good so little can do. Saying the final goodbyes was tough, and we all got kisses and hugs from them all before getting back in the van and heading back to the beach house to settle for the day.
Ezgi and Alex
Day 9
Today is our last day in Mancora, and at 3 we’re headed off for Lima to take a flight to Cusco, where we will have 2 hours of sleep. To reflect on the last week each group has written a poem.
Mama Cocha
We arrived in Mancora town
Without a single frown
We painted the new home for days
Under the sun’s blazing rays
We went to the Plaza
To celebrate the new Casa
We acted like clowns with a red nose
After we’d finished painting rainbows
The change that we’ve made
And the lives that we’ve saved
Has made the work worth the while
We’ve planted a seed
Without malice or greed
That we hope to see grow with a smile!
By Camilla, Catharina and Maria
Kiya Survivors: A Team Effort
The kids are the reason we’re here
For those we have helped for a year
From Hectors screams we hear
To Alisia’s drops of tears
Claudia, the boss of them all
Her slaps, her smiles, her love for the guys makes us all lol
Jose Antonio, not able to walk
With a constant smile, has the bravery of a hawk
Here we’ve come to build a house
And plant a seed for the future
Over the days we’ve grown so close
For us to leave them now will be torture
By Marcus, Lisa and Natalie
A New Home
Maria. 21 years of pain and suffering
Alone behind bars in her very own home
Maria. Matured with an abusive sister
Alone in a place she must call home
Coming to her house one morning
Opening, forcefully, the gate to her future
Coming as Kiya Survivors,
Hoping to supply with a brighter future
Alone no more she will be.
By Ezgi, Xandra and Alex
The Seed
The priest came to bless,
Planted seed of the future
Thus, sprouted children
Past is laid to rest
Feelings are overwhelming
Our roots have grown deep
By Ida, Paul, Chloe and Maddie
1 comment:
Dear Team Peru,
It was so touching to read what you have been posting. You are doing an incredible job which you should be very proud. I wish I could be there with you to witness those special moments. I hope you all recovered by now and ready for more travel and work. Safe trip to Rainbow Center! It will be interesting to hear from those who had been there two years ago, so please keep on posting.
Nedret (Ezgi's mother)
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