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Today is Wednesday and we spent the day working here on the multi-cultural building. Two of the men who work on the church with us had stayed up all night to spray their soya crops and needed to have a day to rest and sleep. The men who are helping us also have their own chaco’s (farms) and need time to work on them as well.
Pete and Ray went to the church site in the morning to get some supplies and Pete said that the pig which often walks around the yard was in the church. The pig had walked through the front door and decided to stick around inside the church for awhile. One of the little boys threw large rocks at it to chase it out.
Lisa mopped the house’s floors and they looked amazing! Every day the floors become muddy from all the dust and water and, therefore, it is difficult to keep them clean!
Pete and Ray worked on the tin roof again with Francine and Lisa passing the tin up to them. They got almost one whole side of the roof finished.
Today is Wednesday and we spent the day working here on the multi-cultural building. Two of the men who work on the church with us had stayed up all night to spray their soya crops and needed to have a day to rest and sleep. The men who are helping us also have their own chaco’s (farms) and need time to work on them as well.
Pete and Ray went to the church site in the morning to get some supplies and Pete said that the pig which often walks around the yard was in the church. The pig had walked through the front door and decided to stick around inside the church for awhile. One of the little boys threw large rocks at it to chase it out.
Lisa mopped the house’s floors and they looked amazing! Every day the floors become muddy from all the dust and water and, therefore, it is difficult to keep them clean!
Pete and Ray worked on the tin roof again with Francine and Lisa passing the tin up to them. They got almost one whole side of the roof finished.
After a lunch of German Summer Soup, we all walked down the road and through the jungle to the river. 
Right now, the river is very low compared to how high it will be the rainy season. The sand is amazing; white and soft! The Bolivians have a big net and they spread it out and walk with it downstream, catching fish. Many of us went swimming alongside the net. Lisa had one fish shoot out of the water right beside her arm. It was refreshing but as soon as you were outside the water, the bugs would swarm around you and start biting. Ray is covered in bug bites!
Many fish were caught and prepared for supper. One of the fish caught was a piranha and Irene decided to keep its teeth. We all ate together outside again with the Yucra family and a few others from the community. One little girl, Daisy, fell asleep at the supper table which was really cute.
After we ate, the Yucra family talked about how they came to live here and when they became Christians and their life in general. It was neat to hear them open up about their personal lives and gave us a better understanding about who they are and what their lives are like. The Yucra family has been here for 15 years and Tomas and Cerile have 9 children. The older sons have their own farm land with crops of soya and rice.
It was nice to have a day where we could see more of the land while fishing in the river and walking through the jungle as well as hear more about the people in this community. We hope all is well with everyone back home as well!
Right now, the river is very low compared to how high it will be the rainy season. The sand is amazing; white and soft! The Bolivians have a big net and they spread it out and walk with it downstream, catching fish. Many of us went swimming alongside the net. Lisa had one fish shoot out of the water right beside her arm. It was refreshing but as soon as you were outside the water, the bugs would swarm around you and start biting. Ray is covered in bug bites!Many fish were caught and prepared for supper. One of the fish caught was a piranha and Irene decided to keep its teeth. We all ate together outside again with the Yucra family and a few others from the community. One little girl, Daisy, fell asleep at the supper table which was really cute.
After we ate, the Yucra family talked about how they came to live here and when they became Christians and their life in general. It was neat to hear them open up about their personal lives and gave us a better understanding about who they are and what their lives are like. The Yucra family has been here for 15 years and Tomas and Cerile have 9 children. The older sons have their own farm land with crops of soya and rice.
It was nice to have a day where we could see more of the land while fishing in the river and walking through the jungle as well as hear more about the people in this community. We hope all is well with everyone back home as well!
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