Wow...it has been far too long since our last update or post (Sorry Mrs.Weaner). Our last 4 days have been crazy and busy. I will just go day by day to fill you guys in on what we have been up to all week.
Sunday...All 4 of us were at Weimars house. We went to his church again just like Saturday night. Grant, Weimar, and I helped lead the worship. The middle of the day was filled with a lot of rest. Sunday night consisted of us putting our newly practiced dance moves to the test at Lenas, Weimars wife, families house. We enjoyed some empanadas and mucho fresco! We went late Sunday night to a corner shop for our new, nightly coined tradition, cookies in the night!!!
Monday...This day was a holiday in Colombia called Festivo. Basically, everything shuts down, and you just spend the day resting with your family. That is exactly what we did for most of the day. At night, we went to Acevado, one of the neighborhoods, and helped out with their league games. We all officiated one game, except Weimar took over for Grant because Colombian teenagers tend to get out of hand (there were multiple red cards in this game).
Tuesday...The blessing of many, many weeds took over our morning. It was a great time for us to work and fellowship at the same time. Grant and I went with Alex in the afternoon, while Jet and Sam stayed with Weimar. We had lunch in Bello Park, and enjoyed some very delicious aveno. Grant and I returned to Granizal this night, and played on the turf field by Alexs house.
Wednesday...We woke up at six thirty in the morning to take the metro to the club. Grant and I trained the kids at the soccer school, while Sam and Jet did some more work around the stadium. I was able to all train the under 16 all star team in the afternoon. Grant and I did some more work around the stadium in the afternoon, as well. We planted 4 trees in some very interesting places! We ended our night back in Granizal training the chickies with one of our friends, Eduardo.
Thursday....Another early morning. Sam, Grant, and I arrived at the club a little before 8. We spent 4 hours in the morning leveling a huge pile of dirt and rocks. Grant trained with the all star teams, while I snuck in siesta in the stands of the club. Sam and Jet spent most of the day in Zamora and Acevado.
There is a bit of an update. Sorry for the poor grammar and length. We will try and do a better job of putting up pictures and stuff for you guys! Tomorrow is an exciting day for us. Grant and I will be moving in to the Guzmans house. We will spent the remainder of our trip there together. Alex and his family have been awesome to us, so it is a bummer we are leaving their house.
Trust in the LORD,
Jack
P.S. Just a disclaimer......last friday, when we got to the stadium, I took a friends moto for a joyride. In the shuffle, I set down our Flip camera we have been using to take video. Unfortunately, the camera was stolen. There will not be any more videos on the blog for the remainder of the trip. Fortunately, Jet has his moms camera, so we will have pictures. Do not worry Mrs. Weaner, I am not allowed to touch it!
Thanks, Jack, for the update. It sounds like you guys are doing a good work while having a great experience at the same time. We miss you all, but enjoy knowing that you are doing the Lord's work down there.
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