We arrived yesterday morning with no problems and after making it through customs headed to Tito and Yoko's house where we are staying. We had a sleepy breakfast followed by 2 hours of nap and then headed out to have lunch and see the city. We had a great afternoon and evening. In the evening we had great discussion about our time and what we see God doing.
One of the biggest surprises we have had is surazo, the south wind. It only happens occasionally here, but it was in the high 30's all day yesterday and today has warmed into the 40's. There is no heat in the house, so we all wear our coats and 3 or 4 shirts all time. Today we are building a fire in a possibly never before used fireplace. The house is very smoky, but we are warm for the first time!
This morning we attended church and we will attend another this evening. It was a blessing to listen to Pastor Ona as Doug translated for us. His words from Nehemiah 6 were quite encouraging and challenging! This afternoon we visited the zoo and saw the animals of the Bolivian rainforest and had our first chance to shop in the supermarket.
Pray that the weather warms up, the record setting low temperatures are very hard on a culture without heat, and people are dying each night from exposure. We are blessed to be in Yoko's home as her hospitality and cooking are beyond compare.
I will try to update with pictures tomorrow.
One sentence from...
Austin- "Airplane food is gross."
Casey- "All I know is I'm sweeping right now, I'm kinda in the zone!" (sweeping up wood mess after fire building)
Kylie- "It's a lot colder than I expected it to be."
Michael R.- "My attempt at burning down the house failed!"
Michael T.- "(Silent)"
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