from Spencer

Spencer Kupish-

3 or 4 days ago we went to the jail in Puerto Cabazes. The jail was very hot and toasty with no air conditioning, and when I say hot it is not like Oregon hot. You could feel the sweat pouring down you, and all the prison had was tiny windows. Some of the prisoners were in there for drugs, drinking, or stealing, and they would get a lot of time for small things that you could get out of in America in like a day and maybe a fine. We passed out soda and snacks and they were so thankful for it, plus we gave them some toilet paper. So what I learned is that the prison doesn’t have a budget for toilet paper, food, or clothes. So this means, if they get food it is because someone brings it, if they get clothes it is because someone brings it, and if they get toilet paper it is because someone brings it. Now you may think it is bad but no there is more, one of the facilities smelt awful, had standing water about a inch, was all cement and looked as if it was from the 1200s, a dungeon in other words. Now this is the really cool part, they would take plastic bags not like grocery store ones you can throw away but like reusable ones, and they would unstring it (I hope this makes sense) and make bracelts and necklaces, I got one of each and they are treasures. The one thing I want to leave you with is that they could basically take trash and make it something beautiful like what God did with us. Thank you Lord!