Sunday in the Capital

July 22

     I slept really well last night and we had an awesome breakfast this morning. Pineapple, watermelon, mango, avocado, beans, eggs, cheese and tortillas; I had more than enough to satisfy my fruit craving. Once we were all dressed and ready, we headed out to Evelin’s church. We sang a lot of familiar songs (in Spanish of course) and Evelin’s uncle gave the message. He talked about how fragile life is and how we should think about how we are really living our lives and if we are making an intentional effort to reach out to our own families. In some ways, being there reminded me a lot of our churches back in Cebu in the sense that relationships are more personal and it’s like a big family gathering.

     After church we went to Evelin’s uncle’s house for lunch. Again, the food was amazing! Her aunt is a really good cook. They were having a leaders’ lifegroup, I guess you could call it. So while her parents were doing that, Evelin took drove us up the mountain to one of the nature parks. Some of her friends came with us too. The mountains were gorgeous! I loved seeing all the trees….nothing like Abilene that’s for sure. Haha!

     After our little hike, we went back to her uncle’s house and hung around for a little while. Next thing I know we were back in the car on the way back to La Ermita. It was a good break, I can’t say it was enough to fully recharge, but it was worthwhile nonetheless. We had a great time and were very blessed and encouraged by Evelin’s friends and family. Gracie was glad to have us back and Diego was back in his mama’s (Evelin) arms. Evelin’s uncle drove us back and got a little tour of the mission before heading back to Teguc. It was a fun weekend, and I’m glad we made it back safe and sound.