Hey guys back in California
Heres an update about yesterday
Yesterday we had a very restful night and woke up at about 6:30 and got ready for the day. We had our 20 min and then we went upstairs to have a delightful breakfast. After that we made about 25 sandwiches for ourselves and for the workers at the church we were going to visit. When we boarded the bus we went on a 45 min excursion to the church. When we arrived at the church which is called Remanso de Amor, which means "haven of love," we first entered the gates where the kids ran up to greet us and play with us right away. They were so welcoming and loving. After we had done our greetings we were given the grand tour. The church has three stories used for classrooms for the grade levels from pre-k to grade school and soon to be middle school and high school. The first thing we did that day was paint the future upper-classmen rooms. We painted a primer white color all over the walls and ceiling. Then we took a break from that and ate lunch down stairs in the church. When we were done eating we served the kids their lunch. Lauren took charge and helped communicate with the cooks and the people in charge of the kids. Then we went down into the church with all of the kids and taught them a bible verse. After that we went upstairs to color pictures with the children. The kids went home soon after that and we went back to painting our rooms. It ended up being a great day, and all in all it was amazing.
Love,
Laurel and Quincey
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Day 1 in Quito...
Hey Everyone!!!
Well its actually 6:30 in the morning on day 2, but since we just woke up nothing has really happened today so i will talk about yesterday. We arrived at the airport around 10:30, everything went through so smoothly.
The youthworld staff met us at the airport. We walked out of the airport to the site of huge green mountains, a busy city and all sites and smells that go along with it. After waiting for the charter bus for a little bit, i know it seems like roughing it, we headed off to the hostel.
We are staying at the hostel Jireh. I would tell you what it means but i dont know and i dont have time to wikepedia it...
Its a fairly nice place to call home for the next few days. The guys are each sharing a room, and the girls have four to a room...oh its nice to be a guy:-)
After getting checked in we went to the cafe for lunch. We hadn't eaten much and so on top on being ridiculously tired, a bunch of us were pretty stinkin hungry. We got to experience our first traditional Ecuadorian meal together, There was chicken, marinated in some fantastic sauce, some steamed veggies, and some rice. All that was chased down with a fresh cup of lime ade! We had some fruit salad mixed with yogurt for dessert and needless to say our bellies were full and or hearts satisfied...
After lunch it was off to old quito...which was, well, old. But it was amazing! Because of the way that quito has developed, it is not as though they had torn down many of oldest building, instead they just keep packing in new ones... That being said, there is a whole area of quito rich in history and well aged. The architecture is amazing to say the least!
A lot of old town we stayed in the bus for, but we did get to go and visit the basilica. I will try to upload some pics later on... It was fabulous, an ancient catholic cathedral complete with gargoyles, clock towers, stained glass windows, and everything beautiful and old to accompany it.
After old town, we headed back to the youth world offices for an orientation, and then back to the hostel for dinner(chicken, beef, and cheese empanadas, think deep fried pastry taco thing filled with one of those fillings, very tasty, maybe not so nutritious, but in the words of steve dewitt, "we are feeling missionary")
Ok well it is time to go for quiet times and then breakfast. We hope that you have a wonderful day! Today we start ministry at the Argelia Alta site. Continue to keep us in your prayers!
We love you all!
Well its actually 6:30 in the morning on day 2, but since we just woke up nothing has really happened today so i will talk about yesterday. We arrived at the airport around 10:30, everything went through so smoothly.
The youthworld staff met us at the airport. We walked out of the airport to the site of huge green mountains, a busy city and all sites and smells that go along with it. After waiting for the charter bus for a little bit, i know it seems like roughing it, we headed off to the hostel.
We are staying at the hostel Jireh. I would tell you what it means but i dont know and i dont have time to wikepedia it...
Its a fairly nice place to call home for the next few days. The guys are each sharing a room, and the girls have four to a room...oh its nice to be a guy:-)
After getting checked in we went to the cafe for lunch. We hadn't eaten much and so on top on being ridiculously tired, a bunch of us were pretty stinkin hungry. We got to experience our first traditional Ecuadorian meal together, There was chicken, marinated in some fantastic sauce, some steamed veggies, and some rice. All that was chased down with a fresh cup of lime ade! We had some fruit salad mixed with yogurt for dessert and needless to say our bellies were full and or hearts satisfied...
After lunch it was off to old quito...which was, well, old. But it was amazing! Because of the way that quito has developed, it is not as though they had torn down many of oldest building, instead they just keep packing in new ones... That being said, there is a whole area of quito rich in history and well aged. The architecture is amazing to say the least!
A lot of old town we stayed in the bus for, but we did get to go and visit the basilica. I will try to upload some pics later on... It was fabulous, an ancient catholic cathedral complete with gargoyles, clock towers, stained glass windows, and everything beautiful and old to accompany it.
After old town, we headed back to the youth world offices for an orientation, and then back to the hostel for dinner(chicken, beef, and cheese empanadas, think deep fried pastry taco thing filled with one of those fillings, very tasty, maybe not so nutritious, but in the words of steve dewitt, "we are feeling missionary")
Ok well it is time to go for quiet times and then breakfast. We hope that you have a wonderful day! Today we start ministry at the Argelia Alta site. Continue to keep us in your prayers!
We love you all!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Sittin in Columbian airport...like you do:-)
So here we are sitting in the Columbian airport!
The flight was not too bad...it took us about 7 hours, and really there was not much turbulence, so it was smooth passage.
We enjoyed a delightful meal of chicken or beef(depending on your inclination) with rice, steemed vegetables, chocolate cake, and a roll. Not a 5 star deal, but certainly better than a package of stale peanuts!
The inflight movie, was an adventure...some owen wilson film about him protecting some kids who are getting bullied( i am not really sure whether owen was proud of his accomplishment) you know you are stuck on a 7 hour airplane flight when even the most ridiculous movies, become a saving grace:-)
So now here we sit in the Columbian airport, as you look out the window you can see the green countryside, hills and all. Landing it was so beautiful as you land over the hills jam packed full of trees!
When I say airport, that may be a generous description, the room where we sit is small, there is one hall out from the room where we are waiting...no restaurants, no Starbucks...Dorthy, you know the drill.
Well we have about a two hour jaunt to our final destination. Continue to pray! We love you all!
The flight was not too bad...it took us about 7 hours, and really there was not much turbulence, so it was smooth passage.
We enjoyed a delightful meal of chicken or beef(depending on your inclination) with rice, steemed vegetables, chocolate cake, and a roll. Not a 5 star deal, but certainly better than a package of stale peanuts!
The inflight movie, was an adventure...some owen wilson film about him protecting some kids who are getting bullied( i am not really sure whether owen was proud of his accomplishment) you know you are stuck on a 7 hour airplane flight when even the most ridiculous movies, become a saving grace:-)
So now here we sit in the Columbian airport, as you look out the window you can see the green countryside, hills and all. Landing it was so beautiful as you land over the hills jam packed full of trees!
When I say airport, that may be a generous description, the room where we sit is small, there is one hall out from the room where we are waiting...no restaurants, no Starbucks...Dorthy, you know the drill.
Well we have about a two hour jaunt to our final destination. Continue to pray! We love you all!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Ecuador Team!!!
Hey Everyone this will be the blog for the Ecuador team. We will do our best to update it when we can! Please join us in praying. We leave July 8th and return July 17th.
If you want to come join us in prayer before we leave, meet in the bastanchury parking lot at 4:30pm on Tuesday!
Here is a list of people going:
Zach Steiger
Teri Hannah
Steve Dewitt
Katie Dewitt
Lauren Hanna
Laurel Gallipult
Breanna Lopez
Harrison Wahlstrom
Ryan Allen
Jenna Lovcik
Randi Barker
Quincey Worthington
Grace and Peace!
If you want to come join us in prayer before we leave, meet in the bastanchury parking lot at 4:30pm on Tuesday!
Here is a list of people going:
Zach Steiger
Teri Hannah
Steve Dewitt
Katie Dewitt
Lauren Hanna
Laurel Gallipult
Breanna Lopez
Harrison Wahlstrom
Ryan Allen
Jenna Lovcik
Randi Barker
Quincey Worthington
Grace and Peace!
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