As soon as they got off the plane, we hit the ground runnin. With a gift from the church Will grew up in, the Bristow Church of Christ, we were able to purchase 63 needed pairs of tennis shoes for every boy at Jovenes. So we piled suitcases and shoe boxes in the back or our truck, and dropped them off, so that we could drive to the stadium and feed people with Amber. The stadium can be an intimidating place and we took the ladies there within hours of their arrival, but they did great and were a huge help passing out soup. I always enjoy when we have extra people with us at the stadium because it frees us up to be able chat with people more freely.
We didn't slow down much the rest of the visit. Friday, we spent the day at Jovenes passing out shoes, figuring out whos was whos, playing some soccer, and sharing some of our favorite new eating places. Saturday we went the the Jesus statue, La Tigra the cloud forest, and La Cumbre a really neat restarant that overlooks the seemingly infinite shining lights of Teguc. Sunday we went to Valley of the Angels in the morning, and church in Mogote in the afternoon.
We were so happy to have our family here. It is so refreshing. I'm so glad that we had the chance to share our life here with our loved ones that live there... in person...it is just a neat thing.
This is at La Tigra. We had a blast hiking around and the clouds were amazing that day, we hiked through the clouds for a long way making the forest really dark and cool in the middle of the day.
We love you guys. Thanks for making the effort to get here. It means a lot to us.
2 comments:
We've been home a week and I am still recovering! What a trip!
I never learned to say it in Spanish, (William tried real hard to teach me), but, God Bless You! I don't know how you do it!
Thanks again for opening your home to me. It was a good trip and I enjoyed your hospitality. The country is so peaceful and beautiful. (at least while we were there!)
Janet
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