Iglesia

Here is an update from my weekend!

Friday

I was still very tired, but I went into school, met Martha, the teacher I am working with in Kindergarten.  It was very nice to meet her!

Rachel and I also went to a Sam missionary house (Dana) to spend time together, it was a very nice time of fellowship with fellow missionary ladies.

Saturday

I slept in Saturday and finally got caught up on sleep!  Right after I woke up my new roommate Melissa arrived!  I already have gotten to know her quite well from the 3 days we spent together at the home SAM office in South Carolina.

Melissa and I went off to school for the rest of the day to work on our classrooms!

It was independence day on Saturday and that night Laura, my principal, invited us to her church for an independence day celebration!  It was amazing to see the pride that this church has in their country!  We sang some worship songs in Spanish and then watched people young and old dance and sing out of pride to their country.  One of the highlights was when 9 different ladies danced down the isle representing one of the 9 territories of Bolivia in each territories authentic dress!  Afterwards we had a great meal!  I can't remember the name of what I had but it was rice with shredded beef mixed in and a egg on top with fried pantains on the side.  It was delicious but a HUGE meal.

Sunday

We went to Dana's church!  It was AMAZING! We sang familiar worship songs in Spanish, listened to the pastor speak a wonderful message, and the pride in the country of Bolivia continued as we sang the national anthem, watched all of the territory flags come down the isle, and hearing the people pray for their country!  Another very touching part of the service was the offering.  Instead of "passing the basket"  they had people get out of their seats and give, almost like communion.  As soon as the baskets were up front the congregation quickly streamed up front to give!

After church we went to a Brazilian restaurant!  It was great food!

Afterwards we walked around seeing the town square!  I bought a new ring for probably only $3 to replace my wedding ring for while I am down here.  It is really cool, it has a cross on it and says the Lords Prayer in Spanish!

I also got some AMAZING pictures, which I will upload ASAP (internet connection is a bit slow).