Wow, there really has been a lot that has happened since I last blogged. For starters I have finally arrived at my ministry site here in Cuenca, Ecuador. I arrived here on Saturday then the fun began. On Sunday I attended the store front church with the pastor I will be working with. The missionaries and I went at 8 in the morning to a lingerie store in downtown Cuenca. Yes....a lingerie store and had a worship service with the people there. It was interesting to be singing praise songs with a display of boxers in the background. But it was also a good lesson in the fact that God can show up anywhere that we are gathered together in his name.
Then after that service, in the afternoon, Patricio and I went apartment shopping. We wandered the streets of Cuenca looking for signs that said for rent in the windows. ... The target cost?.....150 a month. Needless to say I searched then...all day Monday and finally got a place on Tuesday, the day before my stuff arrived. Out of all of this, the best story was a woman landlord I called and set up a meeting with at 9:00 AM. Tom and I go to look at the place and she isn't there. We call...no answer. This goes on all morning. I finally call later on after lunch and she tells me, "yeah...i waited for you and you never came...what happened? I had to go" So we don't really know what happened. there. But then I had it narrowed down to two apartments and when I went to make my decision i realized that one apartment was well charred due to a car fire below. It wasn't destroyed but well charred. SO I took that as a sign and went with the other apartment. it is by no means a life of luxury but it is sufficient and will do.
Next day was move in day. And needless to say mostly all went well...until that night. I take the bus back and lo and behold....the bedroom key doesn't work! I was locked out of my own bedroom! So needless to say, after several attempts of gently breaking into my own apartment I finally lost patience and took a large table leg and beat the door handle into submission until it gave up and I entered my bedroom. Other than that all has went fairly well. The apt. is close to being complete and with new doorknobs and soon I will post some pictures of my new abode here in Cuenca.
In other news I had thanksgiving here with probably about 10 other missionaries. Needless to say, it is one of the few groups where you can sit around afterwards playing card games and telling Christian jokes that everyone gets and everyone laughs at. Well i know that I have probably forgotten 10 million things but this week has been a whirlwind. But please be praying for me as I meet with the Pastor tomorrow to start to work out what this next month will look like before I travel home for Christmas. Also, please continually keep Cuenca in your prayers. Thanks!
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