First Service in Alto Trujillo

This past week was chuck full of working and activities because we had a group come down from Iowa.  There were 17 of them, plus the Stilwell's and us working for three days at the seminary, going sight seeing and having sports evangalism! I will definitely share pictures.

We've had three services in Alto Trujillo. These are pictures from the first service.  You'll see that many people were there, but that was only because it was the first service.  There are not that many people who normally go. 

This is the outside of the church.  The blue flag is a big help to the people who need to know where it is.  When handing out invitations we would tell the people that the church was under the "bandera azul" (blue flag).

There were not enough chairs for everyone so many had to stand.

There are two rooms for the kids, which is great because we always have a large number of children.  This past Sunday I counted about 30 kids in all. :D

I took this picture so that you could see the mountains in relation to the church.  They're all around and very big and beautiful. 

This is after the service when everyone was getting ready to leave.

There literally filled the truck as best as they could!

Here I am standing just in front of the church looking down the hill. Notice how there is sand everywhere!

What's Been Going On

One afternoon we walked to the church (the church is just around the block from the house) to scrub the platform.  

I had to add this picture, for all of you who know him.  Joe took this picture on one of his workdays at the camp with Grandpa Stilwell.  

Last Thursday we spent our family night (afternoon) out at the beach.  It was the first time to go swimming in the ocean, so even though it was freezing cold, I still dove in.  It was a lot of fun, despite the shivering that went around.

We found a purple sea urchin! It was dead, but it was still cool!  You don't find any of those in Lake Michigan...

On the way home from the beach...wet, sandy and squished in the back seat... :)

This is our church building in Alto Trujillo.  This past weekend we went up to hand out invitations - there is sand everywhere!  Our first service is this Sunday, from three to five, so Sunday's will now be packed tight with services.

The First Bit of Our Trip - In Photos

Finally some pictures to share with you!! All is going well here - this afternoon we went to the church to scrub the platform and to figure out some arrangements for the group that is coming down.  Sword fighting with noodles (swimming pool noodles) and spraying each other with soap bubbles somehow got acconplished as well...

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This is the one and only picture I took, that turned out, on the plane. The clouds were big and fluffy.  They were really beautiful when I started getting my camera out, but they changed too quickly and I missed them.

This is my breakfast that was served  to us at the bed and breakfast. It was very yummy.

Thursday morning's trip to the market resulted with this - apples, beans, limes, lemons, tangerines, eggs...

The Stilwell's live in the 2nd and 3rd floors of an apartment - you have to go outside to get to the upper level. :)  I love their house. The outside is beautiful.

(I'm sitting on the stairs that lead to the 3rd floor)

This delicious looking dish is called "lomo saltado".  It consists of homemade fries, beefs strips, peppers and onions - amazing.

This is when we were up in Alto Trujillo, leveling out the sand.

This guy was such a big help for being so little.  Rebekah and I talked to him, and he shared all the English words he knew. :)

That's all for now, but more should be coming shortly...