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| Dale and I sorting and organizing |
Today we were able to catch up on our sleep getting to sleep
in until 8:30. After breakfast, we had a meeting with Nate Taube, the soccer
coach for Cumbre Alta, and Gustavo. During this meeting, we planned the events
and activities that we will be doing with a team that is coming from Colorado
Springs. This will be the week of June 16th-27th and
everything that Dale and I will be doing will be with them. This meeting was
exciting to me because I love having plans in place, which is something that
this trip has lacked so far and something that I am having to adjust to.
After our meeting, we were told to help out Fabi, who works,
cooks, and lives at la Casablanca. Our project consisted of emptying a storage
spot in la Casablanca and sorting the contents in it. This storage spot was
filled with donations such as clothes, toys, and electronics. We were in charge
of sorting the clothes into women’s, men’s, and kid’s clothes, which ended up
taking the whole morning. We were also able to meet a little boy named Tomas
who lives in the pregnancy center that is part of Inca Link’s ministry.
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| The finished product |
After eating lunch, we packed up to go to Nate’s house to
hang out and talk. We successfully got around Quito through the bus system,
which Dale and I were proud of, and Nate ended up picking us up at Pollo Gus
(all you Grove City soccer players should remember that). We then talked to
Nate for about an hour and a half about Cumbre Alta, his goals for Cumbre Alta,
and where he sees us helping out this summer. It was cool to see what Nate’s
plans are for Cumbre Alta and where he wants this club to be in the future.
The rest of the night was spent hanging out with Nate’s
family, which consists of his wife, Kelley, and two cute kids named Canen (not
sure quite how to spell that) and Eden, and also with Josiah Brown who is the
son of the founders of Inca Link.
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| The view from the Brown's apartment |
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| Pollo Gus! |
In summary of the day, I was happy how productive it was and
how much I learned about Cumbre Alta and just getting to know Nate more. After
hearing about what Nate has planned for the summer, it excited me but also
stressed me out due to how much stuff that we could be doing. In many ways, I
tend to feel inadequate due to my weak Spanish skills, especially since his
number one goal is for us to build relationships with the players. Please be
praying that I would trust God entirely and know that He has an awesome plan
this summer.
I was going to post this blog last night but I didn’t have
access to the internet. Dale and I stayed at Rich and Elisa Brown’s apartment
due to a team of 49 people that were staying at la Casablanca. This was only
for one night so tonight I will post a blog about today’s events.
Dios Bendiga,
Nich
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