Hey everyone! Please forgive me for leaving you hanging for a month! There is so much to share and so much that I want to write about that I end up not writing at all…I know, that probably makes no sense, but maybe some of you understand!
Unfortunately, this will be a short post because I am leaving in about 5 hours to go on vacation with Felipe, Lorena and their 6-year-old daughter Zoe…and of course I still have some packing to do. We are driving 12 hours north to Iguazu Falls. It is quite a privilege for me to have this opportunity to join them on vacation and to go to a place such as this! I am very excited!
I will try to give you a few highlights and promise to share more details after vacation! This past week I was able to settle into my apartment after staying with a couple families for three weeks. I have shared many meals with many families and look forward to continuing to build relationships with the people of Ríos de Vida (the church) once we return from vacation. I have been playing bass with the worship team each Sunday, as well as giving bass, violin, flute and percussion lessons. This past week I began teaching two levels of English as well, and I learned as much Spanish in these classes as they did English, ha! It feels like it has been a slow start, but things are moving along now. I am understanding the language better, but still struggle to speak and express myself as much as I’d like to. Those who know me well can laugh with me as you know how hard it must be for me to not be able to talk much!
More stories coming soon! Here are a few pics for now…
Thanks for all of your prayers, encouragement and support!!
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- 6 people in a single cab truck ;)
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- reading some Dr. Seuss (except they speak Spanish!)
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- June 19th, playing bass
So good to hear from you! Enjoy your vaca!
Hey! Michele, I’m so glad to read about how you are doing. The bass thing and the six people in a cab pretty much sums up how your world seems to have been turned upside down yet you sound like you’re standing right side up in spite of the differences. Hmmm, I think you can add the gift of extreme flexibility to your list of many. Just another day in the life of a Christ follower
Well, Michele, there is so much more I’d like to ask of how God is growing you in His “comunidad arrrrrrrrgentina ” and much to say of how you are missed but I broke my ring finger on Sat in the playoffs, we lost in game one, and it hurts to try to type with it. So, I’ll have to skype. Love and joy! Raquel pd. ¿Cómo elegiste “Love Wins”?