So last night I met my neighbor. A fellow m came by to pick something up last night and i thought he was only going to stay for a minute so i left the garage door open. We got to talking and soon up comes an unfamiliar ecuadorian man..on my carport. He's rambling on and on very fast in espanol, and he doesn't seem to realize that im white and cannnot understand him! Actually, i picked up a few words, and got the gist of what he was complaining about. I heard, "puerta," "cerrar," and "abrer". (door, closed, and open) Apparently he was mad bc i left the door open for a whole 5 minutes, and he made it known that he is not supposed to be my babysitter! I told my lang. tutor this morning this story, and i said that I told my neighbor, "lo siento, mucho gusto!'" (which means im sorry, oh and by the way im your new neighbor its very nice to meet you!) He told me i should have said...mucho susto..which means instead of nice to meet you, im scared and frightened! (i guess you had to have been there this morning, it was funnier then that it is now that im actually typing this.)
Well, the last few weeks have been crazy..but fun at the same time. Here are some brief updates:
* Working with the teams from tennesse was an absolute blessing.
* I'm absolutely enjoying language school (is that weird?) God truly has blessed me with a great tutor. Everyday I'm learning so much, yet everyday I realize how little I know..
* Three Sundays ago I preached my very first sermon at Iglesia Bautista Central.. (I hope to blog about that later)
* I'm so excited...My little brother Luke is flying into Quito to stay with me for a month! He will be attending the same language school as me, im so excited...Im leaving to get him at the airport in 30 mins..
Prayer Needs:
* That I will daily walk worthy...
* My lang. acuistion...
* That God will bring a good national friend into my life..someone that i can invest in while im here..
This is what a typical carnival looked like. Lots of games and stuff going on..
This is how the team ended every carnival..they would do this dance...yea, i know..they arent true southern baptists..its ok God still loves them.
drama the team did to share the Gospel...pic should explain it..
Im pretty sure the team used thousands of ballons during the two weeks here..
This is one of the guys I had to privilige of leading to the Lord. He is a security guard, and he was working near one of the carnivals one day... this pic is taken after he chased us down, so we could sign his bible we just gave him.
This is a kid i met at a church a few weeks ago. We played soccer for a bit, just the two of us, but that ended once i kicked his ball over a fence! i felt really bad bc i couldn't really apologize since i dont know spanish! (Yes, he ended up getting it back the next day)
the juices here just aren't the same as back home...
a volcano here in quito. I forget the name...lo siento.
This is Phil (my sc) and his family.. they will be stateside for the next 6 months or so..
No comments:
Post a Comment