This past Sunday I went to visit a family that lives out near their fields, about a 30 minute walk from the school and the church. It was a great mix of work and fun. Na Angela and I cut down the green manure crop we had planted in her field in November so that the nitrogen it fixed can now be incorporated back into the soil. Then we proceeded to make chipa guazu, or fresh corn cornbread, starting by harvesting the corn in the field and ending by eating it hot, right out of the brick oven!
This is Liliana, age 11. I showed her how to use my camera and she become the photographer of the day. She's a smart girl. This year, she'll live with a family in town, taking care of a 3 year old grandchild. In repayment, the family will give her a place to live and pay for her to go to middle school.
Here's one of Liliana's pictures of her brothers, Herminio, age 9 and Claudio, age 4, in front of their bamboo house and corn field.
This is Na Angela, a sharp-witted and very guapa lady, cutting down the crotalaria between rows of mandioca.
Time to eat! What a great way to spend a Sunday.
amanda, all i could think of when i saw liliana's beautiful face and that of her brothers is, what a wonderful and amazing God who created us. Beauty is everywhere if we just take the time to look, huh? i think you should hand over your camera more to see the Paraguayan world through their eyes...i love you my beautiful baby girl! mom
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