hola, como esta?
(this will be in all lowercase because the keyboards here are funky. sorry for the incorrect english.)
after a long layover and a somewhat freaky flight, i arrived in cordoba, argentina on saturday morning. i immediately met up with the group and we went to plaza espagna to evangelize in the park. what an experience! for those who don´t know, everyone drinks mate (ma-tay) here. i mean everyone. it is a tea that is shared... basically we would walk around to people and ask them if we could take mate with them, then sit down and they would pour us some and we pass it around and all drink from the same bombilla (like a straw). it´s incredible, i could imagine people welcoming anyone to drink from the same cup as them! i love the relationships here! we had some great conversations.
the best thing is no one here really watches tv or movies much nor do they play board games to be able to hang out. they simply conversate, even when i can´t do it back!
that night we played some futbol with some guys that the group had met before and that was awesome. i just realized i need to make this update more brief because i don´t have much time!
it´s been great. i´ve met some awesome people and built some strong relationships and had deeper conversations with people here than people more than folks ive known for months in the state. this is a testament to the relationships here and also conviction of the shallowness of my relationships in the states.
i have too much to tell, but i will soon... please pray for nico, lorena, carolina, nic and jose luis (folks i´ve built relationships with). pray for me too and the group and the leaders.
we´ve shared the good news with many folks here and many are thirsty and are seeking something deeper, for truth. i hope and pray that we can glorify christ with this trip and this church that david and scott are starting. pray for the relationships we build would continue when our team is gone and that our words and actions are not in vain.
sorry this email is so random, too much to write and not enough time to organize thoughts.
i love all of you much.
jenni i miss you.
forza italia, beat france!
photo 1 - meeting some argentines in the park on the first day i was here. the guy playing the guitar is nico who is the picture four days later with me!
photo 2 - argentines taking mate in the park
photo 3 - our empanada coookout with the locals! thanks to fernanda the maestra...
photo 4 - nico and me before he went home from school
(this will be in all lowercase because the keyboards here are funky. sorry for the incorrect english.)
after a long layover and a somewhat freaky flight, i arrived in cordoba, argentina on saturday morning. i immediately met up with the group and we went to plaza espagna to evangelize in the park. what an experience! for those who don´t know, everyone drinks mate (ma-tay) here. i mean everyone. it is a tea that is shared... basically we would walk around to people and ask them if we could take mate with them, then sit down and they would pour us some and we pass it around and all drink from the same bombilla (like a straw). it´s incredible, i could imagine people welcoming anyone to drink from the same cup as them! i love the relationships here! we had some great conversations.
the best thing is no one here really watches tv or movies much nor do they play board games to be able to hang out. they simply conversate, even when i can´t do it back!
that night we played some futbol with some guys that the group had met before and that was awesome. i just realized i need to make this update more brief because i don´t have much time!
it´s been great. i´ve met some awesome people and built some strong relationships and had deeper conversations with people here than people more than folks ive known for months in the state. this is a testament to the relationships here and also conviction of the shallowness of my relationships in the states.
i have too much to tell, but i will soon... please pray for nico, lorena, carolina, nic and jose luis (folks i´ve built relationships with). pray for me too and the group and the leaders.
we´ve shared the good news with many folks here and many are thirsty and are seeking something deeper, for truth. i hope and pray that we can glorify christ with this trip and this church that david and scott are starting. pray for the relationships we build would continue when our team is gone and that our words and actions are not in vain.
sorry this email is so random, too much to write and not enough time to organize thoughts.
i love all of you much.
jenni i miss you.
forza italia, beat france!
photo 1 - meeting some argentines in the park on the first day i was here. the guy playing the guitar is nico who is the picture four days later with me!
photo 2 - argentines taking mate in the park
photo 3 - our empanada coookout with the locals! thanks to fernanda the maestra...
photo 4 - nico and me before he went home from school
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