Day 13 in Ecuador

Hanging with kids at COVI

Today turned out to be how I thought it was gonna be, a very busy day. At 8:30, Dale and I had a Skype meeting with Joseph Fisher. During this meeting Joseph gave us a quick tutorial on Quickbooks which will be very useful for future projects. He also thought we did a good job on the project we finished yesterday which is awesome to get positive feedback.

After this successful meeting, I met with Patrick and Anna (the Intern coordinators) to discuss my goals and schedule for the summer. This meeting went really well and got me even more excited about what the summer entails!

Once everyone was ready, we left to go to COVI, which is a ministry that some interns help with. This ministry is not connected with Inca Link but it is supported by an Alliance church in Ecuador so Inca Link likes to support it as well. This is a place where parents can send their kids before or after school. We went for about an hour and a half today to help out. It was awesome to get to spend some time playing and talking with the kids.

Selfie at the mall

We were all very hungry and tired after we were done there, so we ate some Shawarma and very delicious Gelato. After grocery shopping, we finally made our way back to la Casablanca. As soon as we were back there, we left to go to the Brown's house for pizza. It was fun to get to hang out with the Browns and get to know them some more.

The delicious Gelato place we ate at.

Dale and I went straight from the Brown's to soccer practice. It was a very good practice, but one of the most difficult practices I have ever had. It started off with some technical work and then the rest of the practice was a workout. This workout was so hard and felt like it was never going to end. It feels good now knowing that we got through it but it was one of the hardest workouts I have ever done.

Watching TV at Megamaxi.

I forgot to talk about Jonathan, who is a friend of Edgar's. Jonathan is here in Ecuador for about 3 weeks and is leaving tomorrow to go back to Peru, where he was born. He knows English really well and has come to all the Cumbre Alta events so Dale and I have gotten to know him pretty well. He has a heart for the Lord and really encouraged Dale and I with our involvement in Inca Link. It was awesome to get to know him the past two weeks and just get to share our passion for Christ together.

We said goodbye to Jonathan and then Mejia and his brother drove us home. Another ride in which we were able to learn more about Mejia and keep building the relationship we already have. Mejia is an awesome dude who Nate believes is close to accepting the Lord. Be praying that God would be impacting his life in miraculous ways and that Dale and I would continue to show him Christ's love.

Sneak preview for tomorrow's blog, we are going to climb Pinchincha. So there will be amazing pictures. You don't want to miss it!

Dios Bendiga,
Nich