It has been raining all day today. The marmoset jumped on Brooke's head today and ran all up and down her body. Much to her delight. The chicks made it through the night. The girls gave them some umbrellas to sleep under and banana leaves as a nest. They ate some left over breakfast the girls had this morning. Valerie, Craig, and I went with Patti Sue and Inez to Puyo to buy vegetables. The girls have enjoyed eating grapes and watermelon and think that the seeds inside are very neat (like getting free gifts to plant).
Wednesday June 13
We arrived here in Shell last night. It was a definately more stressful than the last trip down. Last time there no one even needed a potty break (I think we stopped 3 or 4 times on our way from Quito to Shell alone). The airport and luggage situation was intense - Everything made it through safely, but it was constant "doing" and when we arrived at the gate in Miami they were already loading the plane (we arrived to check in 3 hours prior). The girls and I took care of all of the carry ons, while Bob, Sara, and Craig each had a small cart, piled high with about 250lbs of luggage each. They then had to push this down hills and around turns to customs where they had to start putting each piece through the xray machine individually - until they got to Sara - they saw her face and waved her through.
No one got sick which is a huge praise, and we arrived just prior to another road closure from a landslide. The senery on the way down has totally changed due to all of the landslides. When we arrived, Patti Sue and some of the other missionaries had gifts for the girls, and a warm dinner ready (Valerie Grace ate tons of the beef). We were lacking water, but Craig was able to fix the pump today.
We also had a young lady named Maria come by. She is going to be helping us - and the girls absolutely adore her. She is so helpful and I really don't know how I could have gotten through this day so easily without her. She is Quichua, but speaks Spanish also, but no English. So this is great - as I really want to be able to communicate with her better, and we have no option but to learn Spanish.
Patti Sue surprised the girls with two chicks today (that are running around the yard). We were also visited by a marmoset that lives next door. It ran upstairs, then jumped all around. The girls were delighted. Later on the girls made a nest for the chicks out of banana leaves and dressed them up with other plant leaves. There is also an amazon parrot on the other side of the house we are in.
Valerie Grace is sleeping now, but the other girls are up playing. Hoping we all catch up on some much needed sleep.
We are excited to be here, but did feel some initial stress and know that that does not come from the Lord - it will be exciting to see how things go.
We stopped by the orphanage today, and had fun with the children. Courtney danced with Nathaniel, and the girls visited Maribel. Little Nicole held my fingers tight and eventually fell asleep with me holding her. Valerie Grace had a blast saying "hola" and "adios" to all of the children - then said "lets hola some more".
No one got sick which is a huge praise, and we arrived just prior to another road closure from a landslide. The senery on the way down has totally changed due to all of the landslides. When we arrived, Patti Sue and some of the other missionaries had gifts for the girls, and a warm dinner ready (Valerie Grace ate tons of the beef). We were lacking water, but Craig was able to fix the pump today.
We also had a young lady named Maria come by. She is going to be helping us - and the girls absolutely adore her. She is so helpful and I really don't know how I could have gotten through this day so easily without her. She is Quichua, but speaks Spanish also, but no English. So this is great - as I really want to be able to communicate with her better, and we have no option but to learn Spanish.
Patti Sue surprised the girls with two chicks today (that are running around the yard). We were also visited by a marmoset that lives next door. It ran upstairs, then jumped all around. The girls were delighted. Later on the girls made a nest for the chicks out of banana leaves and dressed them up with other plant leaves. There is also an amazon parrot on the other side of the house we are in.
Valerie Grace is sleeping now, but the other girls are up playing. Hoping we all catch up on some much needed sleep.
We are excited to be here, but did feel some initial stress and know that that does not come from the Lord - it will be exciting to see how things go.
We stopped by the orphanage today, and had fun with the children. Courtney danced with Nathaniel, and the girls visited Maribel. Little Nicole held my fingers tight and eventually fell asleep with me holding her. Valerie Grace had a blast saying "hola" and "adios" to all of the children - then said "lets hola some more".
Love,
Celeste
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