Our first weekend in Ecuador was holiday weekend. Friday was Diez de Agosto, an Ecuadorian independence day (Ecuador has multiple independence days, I learned). Here are a few of our highlights.
- Friday morning we drove to Puyo, a city about 5 miles east of Shell. It was my first driving experience in Ecuador... I was driving a 1983 Ford Econoline Van with incredibly loose steering... Jadyn was singing loudly in the back... and any type of accident with damage carries the possibility of jail time until both parties resolve the matter. Fortunately, I had a great guide (Rebecca, one of the other MAFers here) and we did a few errands and made it back safely.
- On Friday evening, the Borror family (an MAF family with two young children that live next door) knocked on our door with an exciting invitation. They had caught a rat that was pestering their home and were going to let it be dinner for the snake that is a pet over at the hangar. Would we like to come along? Five of us did (Jodie and Rhoda passed). The kids all seemed to enjoy the "show" and the snake seemed to enjoy the rat.
- Shea, Micah, Rhoda, and I went back to Puyo on Saturday- this time by bus. The bus picked us up right at the end of our driveway and we did some souvenier and gift shopping. Taking the bus felt a lot more peaceful than driving (and cheap too- only a quarter per person each way).
- We attended Iglesia Luz del Evangelio on Sunday morning. This church is located right down the road in Shell- walking distance most Sundays, but we got a ride since it was pouring rain all morning. The church used a projector for both the song lyrics and the sermon outline, so we were able to participate a little. The three older kids went to children's church and mostly had a good time.
- On Sunday afternoon, we hosted a "thank you" open house for our MAF "family" here. Everyone has done a lot to get our house ready for us to move in and also to make us feel very welcomed our first week in Shell.
- I played basketball at the school on Sunday evening. It was a small turnout (probably due to the holiday and the cold, wet day) but was about half MAFers and half local guys.
Today was a sad morning as we said goodbye to Mom/Grandma. She rode to Quito today and flies out early tomorrow. It was such a blessing to have her here with us as we got settled in to our new home!! She helped our family so much (both relationally and practically) while she was here. We're gonna miss her.
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Keep up the writing, Jer! (and sending the pictures!) You are doing a great job of sharing your lives with us. Yup, reading this past week's blogs, brought tears to my eyes too! Your family is close to my heart and in my prayers.
So sorry I missed the rat and snake experience. Did you get pictures of that? Glad to hear you were able to play some basketball too. Thanks again for all of the updates. It's great to hear from you! love you guys!
Hey Jeremy! Glad to see everything is going well. The pics are great! You are doing a great job with the blog. It looks beautiful there!
Hi Jer, Jodie &kids,
I have enjoyed reading your blog and learning of your activities. We will continue to follow your ministry there in Shell. May God bledd and protect each of you.
Uncle Don, Aunt Sally & Grandma R
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