Mid Project Update Journal Entry

How do you feel about that timeline?

So far in our project at the beginning of the trimester we had not really started our “Small actions, big changes”project and to be honest we were very worried about it. This second trimester we were able to identify a family that needed help because their house got destroyed due to a fire. We fundraised money and made food baskets to help them out. Due to our actions, I feel very happy because I could tell the family was very grateful for what we gave them and we caused a small impact into their lives. To me that means a lot because I know that giving something, even if it is not much, makes a difference in the lives of others.And mine too, every act of generosity I give to an individual has great importance in my life because it shows the kind of person I really am, obviously I never expect to receive anything in return because I do it from my heart. The timeline really shows our progress and what we’ve done so far. It makes me really proud because we are managing our time and actions wisely. 

What have you done in the past couple of weeks?

In the last couple of weeks Geyra and I have been working on our video and set one day to be able to deliver the second basket to the family. We plan to go to Santa Cruz to buy school supplies for the child so we can help him with his education. We were working on the CAS video which was a little difficult to create because of the program we used, but luckily we were able to solve the problem. 

 What are your next steps in your project?

Our next steps in our project besides giving out our second food basket to Fabiola, we also want to help out a second family. In Huacas unfortunately a friend of mine was killed by a stray bullet. It is honestly too heartbreaking and a very sad story for me. When he recently died, his wife and young children were left with no one to provide for them. Geyra and I want to help his wife, because recovering from a tragedy like this is not easy. We will communicate with her and help her out with food baskets.