To recap, my flight was fine. I had two seats to myself so I slept a little better than I have in the past. I thanked God several times for that. My luggage also made it all the way to Asunción with me, which is possibly a rare occasion, and for that I am also thankful.
The first night I was here we had youth Bible study and then a Saturday night service and ate some delicious empanadas for dinner (dinner is around 8 or 8:30 here). The time changed this weekend, so we are now 1 hour ahead of the east coast. When it’s 5pm here (like now), it’s 4pm at home. Soon it will be 3pm at home. Keep that in mind for future skyping. On Sunday Oscar introduced me to the church (though most of them knew me already) and prayed over me. We had an asado (barbecue) for lunch and a bunch of the youth came over for that. It was a *really* nice, relaxing Sunday afternoon. It also involved a mansion down the road from here, but I’ll probably talk about that more some other time.
Today was Olimpiadas at school. The kids between pre-K and 6th grade were split into two teams, Blanco (white) and Verde (green), which I am pretty sure are the school colors. They played soccer, handball, tug-of-war, and other competitions. While I left early, I am pretty sure Verde came away with the trophy this year, which is nice because Blanco has won 4 of the 5 past Olimpiadas. (photos)
Karen made empanadas (baked, not fried) today and I helped. She’s waaay better at making the pretty designs than I am, but I bet money that they taste the same.
Later I’ll post about some observations I’ve made regarding things that I’m certain will trip me up more than once.
Hasta luego!
-j
I'm Jason, and I like to write.
Glad to see a new post. Thanks for the tip on the time change too; Ben didn’t tell me. We’re praying for your adjustment. With love, Lilly