Today we woke up in Chile after a peaceful night’s sleep. Peaceful can be described as a bed that lies flat and doesn’t have rotating tires underneath it.
We had a team meeting this morning after breakfast. We have received our church assignments for tomorrow. Andrew and Isaiah are going to a town on the coast where they have relationship with the Pastor. He is from Maine, and is excited to have the two guys share in church tomorrow. Matthew and Elyce are going to La Providencia Vineyard, Linda and Alyssa are going to La Florida, and Stacy and I are hitting two Vineyard churches, Las Condes and Neunoia. I actually get to preach in both churches, as soon as I finish speaking in Las Condes they will drive me to Neunoia where the service will have already started. Jack Hayford gets to do multiple services in multiple locations like this, but I never thought I’d get the opportunity!
We had some remarkable things happen during this trip. There are a few stories that involve the students specifically, so again I’ll defer to them sharing them. However, here are a few teasers:
- Matt told a man that was passed out on the ground to “get up in the name of Jesus” and he did.
- Elyce, who had a typo on her Paraguayan visa was mistaken at the immigration office for another American whom the ministry department had told the immigration people to wave through with no problems.
- Alyssa, who was missing an entry stamp into Paraguay (not her fault) rode Elyce’s coattails of favor through the border as well.
- We
had a malfunctioning ferry on our trip back to Paraguay from the Asuzul Falls so the barge with us and our rental van was stuck in Argentina. They wanted to take us through Brazil to get back to Paraguay. (But if you’ve been reading this blog you know that it wasn’t an option as it would have cost over $1000 to get our team through Brazil.) We stayed in the van, the ferry got fixed, and ours was the next to last vehicle to make it across the border that night.
This trip has had some great outreaches and I’ll post a few pictures later. I also want to process some of my own highlights of the trip in a future blog.
To close for now here is the rest of our schedule:
Today, Saturday, the students are doing laundry, getting rest, finishing their books, and writing in their journals.
On Sunday we all go to the various churches, including fellowshipping with the people from those churches that were on our outreach. Each church is holding a lunch for our team, their team members, and anyone in the church that wants to hear the stories.
On Monday the rest of the team will join Isaiah and Andrew on the coast for a day at the beach – it is their day off, after all.
On Tuesday we head for home making stops in Peru and Los Angeles before touching down in Boise. We will see your faces then!
4 comments:
So glad you are all doing such an amazing job on this wonderful mission. I feel very blessed to be able to read about your wonderful adventures. Natalie and her mommy and grammy and grampy are all trying to be patient and wait just a few more days to hear about everything in person. We Love you Elyce.... Your MOM
hey babe i love you! great seeing pictures of the adventures you encounter. Jesus works in mysterious ways and I believe ultimately is the change we seek, for now "Get Rest", for later we'll see ya. HAVE a safe flight home. God Bless. Justin S.
P.S> chad its spelle E L Y C E, hahahaha !
It's great to hear how all are doing. All in Maine are missing Andrew nad Isaiah. Enjoy your time on the coast. Looking forward to hearing your stories when you return. Love and miss you Andrew... Mom, Dad and Josiah
What a blessing these updates have been. Thank you Chad, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to make us all feel like a part of the team. I do so love your writing style.
I sit here with tears in my eyes as I look at the pictures and hear the stories. I miss you all very much and look forward to hearing everything that God has done in and thru you all!
Love ... Lynn
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