Friday
We left Corumba and traveled the 7 hour bus ride to Capo Brande. Road at times was rough but it is no Haitian srcream machine. The bus is very comfortable. We got to the host church at dinner time. We had a few minutes to walk around the city. Capo is about 200 thousand people in size. They drive like the average big city. People riding bike, walking, motorcycles all weaving between cars.
The hotel named Jahdia is very, very, very, plush. Alot different than Corumba. Interesting though is the safety factors. As i walked into the room I felt a stiff breeze. Here the windows were wide open. I just walked over and leaned out to see the pool 16 floors below. Not something that would happen in the states. i made sure that the windows were closed and locked just in case of any sleep walkers!
We ate dinner at the host church. Their membership is growing by leaps and bounds. Their focus is on spearding the word through missions. Our 15 member team was broken up by age and placed in cell groups. Cell groups are like our same groups at GS. We started ours at 8:00 and ended at 11:00pm. What a wonderful time as we practiced speaking multiple languages to get Gods word accross to each other. They have a leader, a praise leader, and each week switch to another members home. It is just like home. Kids playing, phones ringing, and we still get through what we were there for. We were able to meet without fear for fellowship and direction of His word in a home that is over 4,000 miles from my house. The power of the spirit has no boundaries. Only the ones we put up on our own. Its after midnight and I am not even a bit tired. I am really pumped up after the cell group meeting tonight.
Tomorrow will send me in a toal different direction. We will play a hardball game at 8:00 am. A softball game at 10:30am. At luch all but 5 of us will head to the airport to start the treak home. The remaining 5 will hang around the statium with the Japanese contingent here and do something till mid afternoon. At that point I will go to my host family and be with them until next Thursday.I have yet to meet this host family in Capo Grande.
More to come.
The hotel named Jahdia is very, very, very, plush. Alot different than Corumba. Interesting though is the safety factors. As i walked into the room I felt a stiff breeze. Here the windows were wide open. I just walked over and leaned out to see the pool 16 floors below. Not something that would happen in the states. i made sure that the windows were closed and locked just in case of any sleep walkers!
We ate dinner at the host church. Their membership is growing by leaps and bounds. Their focus is on spearding the word through missions. Our 15 member team was broken up by age and placed in cell groups. Cell groups are like our same groups at GS. We started ours at 8:00 and ended at 11:00pm. What a wonderful time as we practiced speaking multiple languages to get Gods word accross to each other. They have a leader, a praise leader, and each week switch to another members home. It is just like home. Kids playing, phones ringing, and we still get through what we were there for. We were able to meet without fear for fellowship and direction of His word in a home that is over 4,000 miles from my house. The power of the spirit has no boundaries. Only the ones we put up on our own. Its after midnight and I am not even a bit tired. I am really pumped up after the cell group meeting tonight.
Tomorrow will send me in a toal different direction. We will play a hardball game at 8:00 am. A softball game at 10:30am. At luch all but 5 of us will head to the airport to start the treak home. The remaining 5 will hang around the statium with the Japanese contingent here and do something till mid afternoon. At that point I will go to my host family and be with them until next Thursday.I have yet to meet this host family in Capo Grande.
More to come.
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