Day 10 and 11 in Ecuador

Where the soccer game was played

This morning Dale and I were picked up at 8:00 by Mejia to go to the Cumbre Alta soccer game. As I said in my post yesterday, car rides with these players have always been a great time to get to know each other.  This was another one of those times. The game did not turn out well, Cumbre Alta lost 4-1. Dale took statistics of the game while I filmed it.

After the game, we went to Edgar's house, who is the assistant coach taking over head coach duties while Nate Taube is in the US. We got pizza here and were able to watch the Champions League final. It was awesome to get to watch soccer with such passionate fans, which the US lacks.

Eating the dinner that Brad and I cooked

We then made our way back to la Casablanca where we found out that we were going shopping as soon as we got back. Here we got food to cook for the next 2 days, splitting up who was cooking for what meal. Brad and I signed up to cook dinner that night. It was Brad's idea to cook a chicken pesto pasta that turned out to be very delicious! We then hung out for a bit and ended up watching a movie before going to bed.

Sunday started off great after I woke up from one of the most satisfied sleeps I have had in awhile. We had a delicious breakfast cooked by Dale and Alex and then headed off to church at La Luz. It was a great service today. We sang some songs that I knew the English words to and it was fun to get to sing the Spanish words to them. It is cool to see how energetic and passionate the church was to worship Jesus. 

Where the 5v5 soccer field will go.

A 5v5 soccer field is going to be built behind La Luz  and Dale and I got the chance to see where it is going. We will be helping out a lot at this facility so it was cool to see what it looks like now compared to what it will look like in 7-10 days. This field will be generating revenue for Cumbre Alta, which needs money to get its own field. When talking with Nate, he says that what Cumbre Alta needs most is fields and coaches, so it's sweet to be able to help the club get closer to purchasing a field for themselves.

Chilling with the kids after playing soccer.

We then headed to Quicentro mall where we ate lunch at the food court and got ice cream as well. After getting back to la Casablanca, I was able to Skype with my beautiful girlfriend, which was very nice since we hadn't got to talk for over a week. Later that evening, we went out to this awesome dirt soccer field close to la Casablanca. We found a group of Ecuadorians already playing soccer here who then invited us to play also. There were also a bunch of kids there who loved playing with us. It was a blast to play some soccer and hang out with the kids.  

The rest of the evening consisted of hanging out, eating dinner, getting to Skype my parents as well, and watching the Finals game. Dale and I have a lot of work to do this week for Joseph and other work for Cumbre Alta as well, so right now I am feeling a little overwhelmed. Please be praying for the Spirit to bring peace to me and that I would trust that I would be able to get done what needs to be done. 

Thanks again everyone for checking in and your prayers sent this way would be much appreciated!

Dios Bendiga,

Nich