Saturday, June 16, 2012
Seeing all the parents at the
airport last evening was very comforting to the whole team. Parents, you truly represent God as the ever
loving parent very well. Everything went smoothly for us after the parents left us
except I will never leave tissue paper in my back pocket ever again! That
resulted in me being carted off to the scan room to be patted down by 2 women
who looked as if they had no idea what they were doing and why we were in this
room. I had nothing to fear but now I know there is power in a small rolled up
ball of tissue.
Our flight got very bumpy but the team landed safely and on time. Our bags came out very quickly so there was much to
celebrate about this year. God is good. Pancho and Pity welcomed us and
informed us of a change in location for our apartment. We are not in the same
apartment from previous years so this is new for all of us. This new place is
very comfy and in the same area as the other apartment. There is just a lot
more room here to accommodate everyone. As I am typing this, half the group is
outside playing wall ball, another group is checking out the view from the
balcony and the others are keeping me connected to the youth world.Today we connected a lot with the landscape while traveling to Otavalo’s outdoor marketplace. Stephen Bracher (rising 11th) and Noah (rising 11th) have the best pants to show from bartering with the locals. Lunch happened at Lago San Pablo on the water where it rained while we were chewing on some healthy and tasty choices from the menu. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament does show his handy work. I know the view all day today was very calming for the team. They are in good spirits! There is some down time now and we are waiting for dinner before recharging for tomorrow’s church service and painting at the school and the daycare next door to the school building in Carmen Bajo. We miss you already. Hugs from Quito!
Opal
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