Altitude

Another week gone by! Time seems to be going so fast! This week I teamed up a little more with the group from Kitimat BC. They have been wonderful to tag along with! Paul and Linda, the pastors who are leading he group were missionaries here in Bolivia inthe 80's and again in the 90's so they have been such a great source of information and advice. They joined me working at the Casa this week and we helped paint their back courtyard/dining room/ playground as well as work with the kids.
Working with the kids has been so wonderful! I taught one little girl named Jhessel how to do simple math on here fingers and she was so excited she went around showing all the other teachers. Then she went and got her work book and took me through every page teaching me the spanish words for everything! I can't help feeling they are leaving a bigger impact on me than I could ever hope to leave on them! They are truely amazing kids who have come out of such a cruel environment.
This weekend I had the chance to go up and visit La Paz. The ride there was an adventure in it's own; swirving through the Andes Mountains! La Paz is about 12 000 feet about sea level and the altitude makes you feel like you can never ctach your breath-this made for an interesting few days! The city of La Paz sits in a bowl in the mountain; it seems as if there are no flat surfaces at all: everything is either up or down hill! On Sunday, we drove about an hour out of town to a Baptist church on lake Titicaca who were celebrating their 82nd aniversary! After this, we went to a completely different environment about two hours away to visit the pre-incan ruins. The ruins are of ancient temples and places of worship. The place was filled with Idols, alters and places for sacrifices (human sacrifices). It gave an erie look into the lives of people who tried so desprately to communicate to lifeless gods; it made me thankful that I know the God who is alive and who provides.
Highlights:
taking the kids from the casa to play inthe park
gettin the chance to see the pre-incan ruins
being able to breath again when I got back to Cochabamba!
Prayer requests:
That my spanish will continue to improve
That I will be able to connect more with the kids at the casa
That I will be able to ge the academic aspect of my internship finished ( I have a paper due on friday!
God Bless!