Dessert & Slide Show

Good afternoon,

We are home safe and sound.

I want to thank again everyone who supported us financially and in prayer.

I also want to invite you to our dessert and slide show. Sunday, Mar 22, 6:00, First Lutheran Church, Celebration Center.

Hope to see you there.

Bob

Good evening from Miami

We are sitting in the gate waiting for our flight to Minneapolis.  We will get into Minneapolis at about 11:30 PM, unload the bags, load up a bus and then head for Fargo-Moorhead, hopefully arriving by 4:00-4:30 AM.  I plan on practicing a little "better living through chemistry," I have be to work tomorrow morning at 6:15 AM.

When we arrived in Quito last night and freshened up a little, we loaded into the bus and headed for a local restaurant.  There we met people from Carmen Bajo and Casa Gabriel, previous short term mission sites.  We had about 38 guests and a fun time reconnecting with them.

When we returned to the Guest House we sang for awhile and then had an "affirmation circle."  That is always very special and emotional for me.  

This morning it was early to rise, a quick peach muffin for breakfast and off to the airport.  We had a nice flight to Miami and have been on a seven-hour layover and they are now calling for volunteers to give up their seats to fly tomorrow.

Again, thank you for your prayers and support.  This has been a tremendous experience.

Peace,

Bob

Banos

We are in Banos.  We had a quiet day on Friday.  Patti Sue recommended we not work in the morning.  Vicki arranged a tour of the Mission Aviation Flight hangars and the Nate Saint home.  We then toured the hospital.  I finished paying the bills and then we left for Banos.  I think everyone had a great time exploring the town, riding go carts, shopping, etc.  Last night we had a great fresh trout supper.  Several of the team members then crawled into bed.  Many of them got on an open topped bus for a ride up the mountains to see if they could catch a photo of the volcano, Tungurahua spewing fire and smoke.

It is now Saturday morning.  We are getting ready for breakfast and then some more shopping and touring and hopefully for me a massage!  I was able to get in touch with our friends from Carmen Bajo, Casa Gabriel and Youth World; we have invited them all to have dinner with us tonight in Quito for some fellowship.

See you in a couple days.

Bob

the oldest team member!

I am still hanging in there. You that have supported me I want to thank you for your part in this ministry. I have had great times with many children and adults. The country is beautiful, it rains everyday. My fear was that I would see a snake, but only saw a dead one. A few have been ill but again I lucky to be healthy. The food has been good, the friendships have been wonderful , and the laughter continuous. Thank you God for this time in Shell .See you at home. Kathleen

Last Day in Shell :(

Well this is our last afternoon in Shell. Sadly, our time here is done. We have a few tours this morning and then we will be on our way to Banos to do some shopping and swimming in the hot springs. Yesterday was our last day on the work site and we made some good progress but we also got 3 in of rain in about an hour and the river flooded and washed part of the bridge away so that will be a project for the next group that comes. We got most of the cover poured for the septic tank and it felt good to know we made some progress! We will all be sad to leave here as we begin the journey home! It was a great time here and I think as a team we made amazing progress on all of our projects.
Sadie

Update:
we DID see a snake. it was dead, though.
we found ice cream for 20 cents instead of 30
last day on the job site tomorrow! cement is heavy.

That's all :)
LT//

Worksite

Today was the first official day on the worksite. This morning a group of us worked on translating Arch Books - Christian Story Books. Kris Waskosky is working to translate all of the books from English to a dialect for the people here in Ecuador. It was great to meet her and hear more about her experiences and the special meaning the books have for the people in Ecuador. It's quite a project!

We also spent some time at Casa de Fe and took a group of children to the park. They had a blast! And so did we! Looking forward to sharing love with more children tomorrow...

Steph