Day 19 in Ecuador

That mountain is Pichincha, the one we climbed on Friday.

Today marked the beginning of another work week for Dale and I. We started working on the financial report for missionaries that we had been working on Thursday. We ended up getting a good head start on that project before taking a break.

At 10:00, Dale and I had planned to have one of the Cumbre Alta players, Rolando, come to la Casablanca so we could teach him English. We went to the bus station to pick him up at 10:00, but he didn't end up showing for about 45 minutes. This was partly frustrating because he was late but he also told us that he was 15 minutes away when he was in fact 45 minutes away. But Dale bought some Doritos at the local tienda that made everything alright.

So we went to la Casablanca and Rolando met most of the people staying there. We then gave him an English lesson for about an hour before he had to go to class at his high school. The lesson went really well and it was fun to get to hang out with him too. He is planning on coming tomorrow again so be praying for these lessons that he would learn a lot and that we would continue to build relationships with him in the process.

It was clear enough to see this snow-capped mountain, Cayambe

After our lesson, the interns all went to lunch at a local Almuerzo restaurant. We then had a meeting going over things we need to know for when the short term missions teams are coming down. After that meeting, Dale and I got 2 more hours of work in, this time working on the cost/benefit analysis we had started last week.

Once we finished work, Brad joined Dale and I for a quick run. We then ate dinner and made our way to Edgar's house to watch film of the game from Saturday. This film session ended up lasting until 10:00 which was a long time, but we were able to get a ride home from Sebastian, which helped get us home quicker. We found out at Edgar's that Cumbre Alta made it to the Quarterfinals of their league (they thought they weren't going to make it).

Edgar coaching it up.

It was fun to get to hang out with some players, but also a very tiring night. The trip home was also nice for me because I got to talk to Rolando in the back while Sebastian and Dale rode in the front. I love being able to practice my Spanish while also getting to share about myself. Rolando is easy to talk to and seems to enjoy our company. I'm excited to see where God leads this relationship!

That's pretty much it for today. One of the interns, Matt, hasn't been feeling well lately so prayers for him would be much appreciated as well. Thanks for checking in again and thanks for all your prayers!



Dios Bendiga,
Nich