Hello all! We've had a great time here so far in Caranavi! The weather has been absolutely beautiful and we wouldn't want to ask it to be any hotter! Sweating an ocean while sitting is not something that any of us really enjoy...but being surrounded by tropical rainforrest is a blessing in itself! PRAISE GOD!
As far as what we're doing here...none of you have to worry cause for the most part we're all staying away from eating anything that is still alive or consisting of monkey! Just kidding! We have been painting the new youth center that has been added on to the radio/tv building. Yesterday we painted nothing but the most wonderful color WHITE...if you call that a color?! And isn't it funny; but while painting it reminded me of snow!....Hmmmm haven't seen that for a while and to be honest I don't think any of us really miss it! Today we got to switch it up a little and paint with blue! And I know you're all probably thinking that this is easy work but let me tell you...YOU'RE WRONG! The walls are really high and made out of concrete so it soaks up the paint like a sponge! Not to mention IT'S REALLY HOT HERE! (we like to joke and say that after painting we're all so sweaty it's like we played a basketball game! but not really) The work is coming along great and we're all enjoying our stay...definately no complaints!
Today wasn't the most happy day for one of our beloved team members. Willow wasn't feeling quite strong enough to work today so we gave her the day off! Told her to stay at the house and rest so that she could regain her strength! But the other three of us really missed her awsome and sometimes random comments while working (but i will admit that when that paint fumes get to ones head, everyone's destined to go a little loopy before the day is over!!) And today was not a molecule short of being very POTENT! We've all been in good health since arriving but I ask that you continue to pray for us south of the equator!
On Sunday Paul and Jay are gonna take us to a traditional church service here in Caranavi and Paul will be bringing the message! I'm excited to listen to all the spanish even though I won't understand any of it! Afterwards we're heading out to Paul's airstrip for a bbq and we might even get to ride in his plane...AWESOME!
Thank you for all your support and prayers and please keep us in your thoughts!
God Bless
ps-the coffee here doesn't have caffine!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Actually did you know that coffee in it's pure form doesn't have caffine in it at all...it's added afterwards!
~Annelise "Rusty" Rust
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Thanks for the good update! Thanks too for being good workers for Paul and Jay. Get some fresh air between brush strokes and gallons of paint. We will keep you in prayer Willow. Do Mikaelsens still have parrots and an ocelot? My son and I have fond memories of "radio hill".
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-Rob
hey,y'all in Bolivia!! (sorry for that little accent.. we are staying with a couple from Tennesse here in Ulaanbaatar, so its grown on us a little..) I hope all is going awesomely well in Bolivia for you!! we are all praying for you and hoping you are having a wonderful time. :) we miss you guys!!!! crazy much! but we are actually having a wonderful time in the snow. well, mostly all just cold...
ReplyDeleteSmell y'all later! :)
~ Demara
I'm glad you guys are having fun painting. But I think you guys should try some monkey while you're there. haha.
ReplyDeleteI'm praying for strenght for Willow and for all of you. Thanks for the update.
That's really too bad about the coffee-the lack of caffine:). Praying for you...
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