THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR SKYPE!!!
Not only can I communicate easier with my family, but I can also keep in contact with my Colombian family when I am in the United States.
Monday, May 30, 2011
A visit to Pereira...... English judge???
During my quick trip to Pereira, my friend Sandra asked me if I would be willing to judge an English competition. She is an English teacher at one of the local schools in Pereira and also works as a translator for missionary teams that come to the area.
Each grade level put on a skit or song to show off their knowledge of English, and then the judges had to give them scores to determine the winners.
Kingergarten
The elementary students
1st grade
3rd grade
7th grade.... performing "Titantic"
The judges...
Christine and Sandra announcing the winners
Sandra, the proud English teacher
A visit to Pereira.... an American potluck!!! :)
I was able to break away one weekend to visit my wonderful friends in Pereira. Christine, an American missionary living there, arrangled an American potluck for me! It was so fun to see whether or not the Colombian grasped the concept of a potluck, and it was a wonderful time of fellowship and food with my dear friends.
Carolina, Sandra & me
HOT DOGS!!! Believe it or not, after several months in a different country, one even misses hot dogs.
FOOD!!!!! Including "American" items such as: rice krispie bars, hot dogs, mashed potatoes...
Sarita & Sandrita
Stiven & Orlando
Wonderful friends!!! ... and they all speak ENGLISH!!! WOW!!!
Playing UNO in Colombia.... You know, it made me laugh when I translated the game. For them, it's like playing "ONE". hahaha!!!
Poor Carito... she always collected the most cards. haha!
Holguin family
Friends from La Pampa visit the Foundation!
My special friends from La Pampa, a neighborhood of Palmira, came to spend an afternoon with me at the Foundation. We enjoyed the pool, soccer field and a picnic lunch together.
Pastor Daniel of La Pampa church and some of the young girls from that area
Genis, Julian David & me
POOL TIME!!!
mi papasote... Cristian
FUTBOLLLLLLLLLL
A night of unity and prayer.... la vigilia de Palmira
My first "vigilia" ... or all-night prayer meeting
Held in soccer coliseum of Palmira, more than 50 churches from the city gathered together for an all-night prayer meeting to pray for peace in their city and nation.
The energy of the crowd was absolutely amazing!
Pastors from Palmira
The worship and passion were indescribable...
Arturo Giraldo, a well-known singer in Colombia, came to lead worship for a part of the evening.
The band from the Charismatic church also took a part of the evening to lead the group in some powerful worship!
With some of the young people from the Charismatic church
My amiga Lina & me
For [Palmira's] sake I will not keep silent,
for [this land's] sake I will not remain quiet,
till her vindication shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch.
Isaiah 62:1
Por amor de [Palmira] no callaré,
y por amor de [esta tierra] no descansaré,
hasta que salga como resplandor su justicia,
y su salvación se encienda como una antorcha.
Isaias 62.1
Congreso de Jovenes
"Young People Of Influence" ... Youth Conference
In March, I was invited to go to a youth conference held at the Charismatic church in Palmira. It was an amazing three days of gathering with other young people to worship God! It was so wonderful to see lives getting touched... including my own!!!
One of the bands from the Charismatic church...
Two of my friends and youth leaders in the Charismatic church.... Christian & Lida
Pastors Jhon Jairo & Andrea
One of the guest speakers... from Barranquilla
With Lida and Leonardo Mateus, a famous singer in Colombia
Leonardo Mateus singing with the Charismatic church band
Lady & me
Leonardo Mateus and the Charismatic band singing "Llueve" or in English... "Rain Down"
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