Good morning!
We hope all is well with everyone! It was incredibly hot today! We went to church and when we arrived, it was neat because the family had taken the new church pews and placed them in the hut so we could sit on them instead of the old benches during the service. We started by singing. The Bolivians sang in Quechua and in Spanish. We shared the song books so we could try and sing along with them. Quechua is a very difficult language to learn and sing! Most of the words are very long and hard to pronounce! We sang our English praise songs as well and the boys with their guitar and mandolin would play some chords and try to accompany our singing. We must say that our singing is improving and we are beginning to sound more together! :)
One of the older men in the community, Fransicco, gave his testimony. He is 74. Then Irene and Pete talked about their lives and what God means to them as well. It is always a wonderful thing to hear other people’s stories and how they came to know God as their savior.
A couple of the little girls in the community are sick and so they took them to the front of the church and the older man and Irene laid their hands on them and prayed for them. The mother of one of the little girls was crying by the end of the prayer; it meant so much to her to have the support and prayers of the community for her little girl.
After a lunch of soup, we all piled into and on the truck and headed home
. Some of the Bolivian men wanted to go fishing that afternoon so they headed to the river. We went home first and then walked to the river as well. On the way, in the jungle, we were able to see some monkeys swinging from the branches! It was so awesome! Francine and Lisa found some vines hanging down and Francine suggested Lisa swing on them like Tarzan would, so she did.
The sand was burning on the bottom of our feet! We got the river and thankfully, the bugs were not as bad as usual. The water was nice and warm, yet cooling. The bottom of the river is soft sand. The current pulls you along downstream. It was shallow most of the way until the bend where the current picked up and it was above-head deep.
When we got home, we sat outside for awhile and Jake peeled sugar cane for us and we munched on that. It is really delicious! Lisa and Francine went for a walk into the thicker jungle. They got to see some HUGE trees with large roots and lots of banana trees as well.
The wind changed to come from the south so therefore, we knew that cooler weather was going to come. We all sat outside to have supper because there was a nice, cool wind blowing. We had chicken, potatoes and salad with vanilla pudding, made by Lisa, for dessert. Everywhere we looked there were many fireflies so Lisa and Francine went to catch some but came home empty-handed. Irene, however, managed to catch one and it was neat to see it up close. Its eyes were glowing neon green.
Pete led devotions and we have a good discussion. Then it was off to bed once again…
We hope all is well with everyone! It was incredibly hot today! We went to church and when we arrived, it was neat because the family had taken the new church pews and placed them in the hut so we could sit on them instead of the old benches during the service. We started by singing. The Bolivians sang in Quechua and in Spanish. We shared the song books so we could try and sing along with them. Quechua is a very difficult language to learn and sing! Most of the words are very long and hard to pronounce! We sang our English praise songs as well and the boys with their guitar and mandolin would play some chords and try to accompany our singing. We must say that our singing is improving and we are beginning to sound more together! :)
One of the older men in the community, Fransicco, gave his testimony. He is 74. Then Irene and Pete talked about their lives and what God means to them as well. It is always a wonderful thing to hear other people’s stories and how they came to know God as their savior.A couple of the little girls in the community are sick and so they took them to the front of the church and the older man and Irene laid their hands on them and prayed for them. The mother of one of the little girls was crying by the end of the prayer; it meant so much to her to have the support and prayers of the community for her little girl.
After a lunch of soup, we all piled into and on the truck and headed home
. Some of the Bolivian men wanted to go fishing that afternoon so they headed to the river. We went home first and then walked to the river as well. On the way, in the jungle, we were able to see some monkeys swinging from the branches! It was so awesome! Francine and Lisa found some vines hanging down and Francine suggested Lisa swing on them like Tarzan would, so she did.The sand was burning on the bottom of our feet! We got the river and thankfully, the bugs were not as bad as usual. The water was nice and warm, yet cooling. The bottom of the river is soft sand. The current pulls you along downstream. It was shallow most of the way until the bend where the current picked up and it was above-head deep.
When we got home, we sat outside for awhile and Jake peeled sugar cane for us and we munched on that. It is really delicious! Lisa and Francine went for a walk into the thicker jungle. They got to see some HUGE trees with large roots and lots of banana trees as well.
The wind changed to come from the south so therefore, we knew that cooler weather was going to come. We all sat outside to have supper because there was a nice, cool wind blowing. We had chicken, potatoes and salad with vanilla pudding, made by Lisa, for dessert. Everywhere we looked there were many fireflies so Lisa and Francine went to catch some but came home empty-handed. Irene, however, managed to catch one and it was neat to see it up close. Its eyes were glowing neon green.
Pete led devotions and we have a good discussion. Then it was off to bed once again…
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