Cal Wenninger

Houses – “Some houses were broken up, but some were not as broken.”

Food – “My favorite food was when we had the U.S.A. food.  I ate a bun with soda.  I liked a lot of the juice.  The chicken was good.  Some of the rice was good.  I liked some of the soup, and that’s it I think.”

Travel – “It wasn’t that fun.”

Language – “I didn’t know what to say to the Ecuador people.  I asked for help and they (older kids on our team) would tell me what to do or say.”

Anderson (Cal’s friend) – “I first saw him in church.  At church we couldn’t talk.  We played rock, paper, scissors.  We laughed.  I didn’t really talk to him but we played and stuff.  We played Frisbee, not really any soccer.  Anderson’s dad is in jail.  It makes me feel sad.  I liked playing with him.”

Fun – “At the beach, I made a sand castle.  I bodysurfed in the ocean.  Some time I want to do that again.  Is there an ocean in Wisconsin?  I think so.  We played soccer.”

Work – “I tied the rebar.  I helped move the rocks.  It was fun, fun, fun.”

People – “I worked with Bryan.  I hung out with Anderson.  I hanged out with daddy and mommy.  I hung out with God.  I played with Cheyenne.  Luke (Korns) is my favorite Luke Skywalker.”

Singing – “I feel good singing because I like it.  I sing to God.”

Prayer – “We prayed before we ate and before we went to sleep.”

God – “We learn about God through Jesus.  God wants us to be good.  The colors of the bracelet.  I made one in Ecuador.  Everybody else did too.  Black is sin.  Red is blood of God (Jesus).  God made our heart clean.  He made mine clean and yours.” 

Remember – “How we helped make the church.  How hard it was to speak the Spanish there.” 

Favorite – “My favorite part of the trip was playing soccer.” 

Least favorite – “My least favorite part was getting hit in the face with that big soccer ball.”

Cal Wenninger