A Little Less Serious

Well, my last post was a bit serious, so I thought this time around, I'd just update you on what I have been up to... which is a lot :) I have been helping teaching Sunday school to the kids, which range in age from 2-14 years of age. It's quite the age range, so I have been assisting Mirta in teaching Bible verses, answering questions, and creating games for the kids to play at the end of Sunday School. I never know what to expect... and I love that! Please pray for LaLao, one of the men at Nueva Esperanza. He is a new believer and such an encourager to the other people in the church (and the only Paraguayan in our church who knows English!!). LaLao has been through a lot and is trying to live his life for the Lord, please pray for the Lord to give him strength.

Additionally, I experienced my first asado a few weeks ago. Oh, how I love asado! I have never been a big meat eater, but something about the Paraguayan meat makes me rethink all of this :) An asado is basically like a Paraguayan barbeque with plenty of meat. Our church had an asado on Palm Sunday to celebrate the coming of Pasquas.

I had an entire week off from teaching last week and was able to go sight seeing for a few days in Argentina and Brasil. I was able to go to the Iguazu falls and do several other things. It would probably take me several hours to explain everything that I did, so if you're interested in finding out more, let me know and we'll talk over coffee sometime. Basically, we got to see one of the wonders of the modern world, and it was amazing! I was in awe of what an amazing and intelligent God we have; that the waters can work together in harmony and power without damaging the ecosystem. How amazing!

I also went to Itaipu with Emily and Mary. Itaipu is about 45 minutes away by bus and is known for having cheap tablecloths and handmade linens. However, none of the street vendors were out and about because it was Semana Santa... and in Paraguay everything stops for the Easter holiday. We were still able to do a little shopping and exploring, but it was not near as busy as Itaipu normally is.

The South African couple that lives downstairs invited three of us to go with them to a cantada/opera event at a "fairly large" church (by this Kevin meant that the church is so large that they added a hospital just for the people in their church and for outreach opportunities). The entire passion play was in Spanish and it was incredibly touching to see how the Paraguayans view Pasquas.

That's all for now... I will update you more tomorrow on the other things I did last week.

Besos,
Bethany