When we first arrived Natasha got to visit with her brother in Bogota (the capital city of Colombia) and his girlfriend´s family for two nights. It was a nice opportunity to share memories as a family. We went to a restaurant where we ate chiguiro, a type of rodent, it was quite tasty! Isabella also got to meet her two uncles and aunt who came to visit Isabella for the first time, she was happy to meet them.
When we arrived in Leticia, the capital of the Amazon and the city where we are staying for most of our trip, we got welcomed with nice weather. It has been quite rainy here but that makes it not as hot.
The first team we hosted was called TLC, Touching Lives for Christ. This group is from the college where we both went to college, Hobe Sound Bible College. We visited two different villages with the intent to visit three but we had a medical emergency with one of the team members and had to rush back to Leticia. We were thankful though we got to help with pastoral training and also teaching the children.
Isabella has a nickname here already. The pastor in the first village we went to named her ¨la reina= the queen¨ because she is always waving at everyone. He said she is like those beauty queens that like to wave as they do in the parades.... she loves it here. She has been handling everything well, she doesnt like to ride on the boats so much because she doesnt like to stay seated and wants to stick her hand out and touch the water. But, everyone loves her and she is already well loved. She makes it easier to be recieved sometimes :)
Please continue to pray for us. We currently are hosting a friend from ITEC, Jim, who has been a great help with making progress with the aviation ministry. God has been opening doors in amazing ways with letting us have meeting with key people in the area.
