Hi friends! I hope you're having a fun day! I'm having a great time in El Salvador!!

Yesterday was really great! I had so much fun singing for the boys & girls. They were all so nice & friendly and I got to visit their classrooms and help serve them lunch! We played games together too. They taught me some of their favorite games and I shared some of mine. It was a lot of fun!

The best part of the day was meeting my new friend Lisbeth, the little girl I sponsor. It was so wonderful. Guess what? Remember how I told you I saw her picture and she looked really sweet? Well, today the very 1st class I went into had this little girl and she was sitting in the middle of the row but she kept leaning over to pull me to sit by her. I squeezed in and we were having fun sitting together. Well, the teacher asked who didn't have a sponsor and 2 kids raised their hand. The girl I was sitting with was one of the 2 kids without a sponsor. Then I asked if anyone's name is Lisbeth. The girl on the other side of me pointed to the girl sitting next to me. We were all shocked and asked when her birthday was but she couldn't quite remember. They went to check and we were all amazed that she was the girl I chose to sponsor the night before! I got to tell her myself that I was her new sponsor and we hugged for a long time. It was really neat.

We got to spend the whole day talking, coloring, and playing games together. I also went to visit where she lived. She has two sisters and one is a baby who has been very sick. She and her mom, dad, aunt, sister, grandma, and cousin all share one small room with no lights, and have a tin roof. There are also lots of flies. It made me sad to see the poverty where she lives, but it also made me happy to feel like I could help more and bring more cheer. I'll never forget my new friend and I hope she remembers that I love her and God loves her too! It was hard saying goodbye to Lisbeth and I wished that I could take her home with me! We sure did give each other lots of hugs before saying adios though!

Later we went to visit a farm that Compassion helped start so the people can get more food and milk. I made friends with some goats and I got to milk a goat for the first time! It was so much fun. I was glad I got to help and they may use the milk I squeezed out to make cheese! I helped walk the goats too and they did an o.k. job of listening to me. A few were a bit snickety!

Well, I had fun today and feel very glad to be here. I hope you enjoy reading about the boys & girls I'm visiting. They are really special and I love them! I love you too! God bless!

Love, Kaitlyn
www.Compassion.com/Kaitlyn