Day 3 - A word from one of the young ones.

A word from Claire - This afternoon we traveled up some pretty scary mountain roads to get to the village of Cahuaji Alto. We first met in a house with about 10 kids and their parents. We sang "Jesus Loves Me" in Spanish and English, and then we sang "My God Is So Big". After, we (Claire) told a story and gave them coloring books. One of the coolest parts was teaching the kids "Duck, Duck, Goose". It was really neat to see them so excited about it. We had a fun time with them and hopefully showed them all God's love.

A word from Ben. Today we visited a marketplace and were bombarded by many inquisitive nationals. We shared the Gospel with dozens of locals and all of them were appreciative and the Gospel seemed to have an impact on most of them. After the market we traveled to the mountains on a rather treacherous path. We interacted with the locals by singing, telling Bible stories and playing a game of soccer at 13,000 ft, with some very skilled 8 year olds. The rest of the week seems like it will be interesting. Tomorrow we are off to part of the Amazon jungle.

A word from Zak. The most inspiring part of thr day was seeing the hospitality of the local people of Ecuador (Quichians). As soon as we arrived they invited us into their home. Upon entering their house, we began to teac the children "Jesus Loves Me" in English and Spanish. Even the mothers of the children were filled with joy from the smiles on the kid's faces. We also got to eat our first true Ecuadorian food. The homeowners prepared us habas which is similar to lima beans. On the bus ride home I had a great time laughing and sharing jokes with my new friend Guillermo. I'm looking forward to the rest of the week with him.

From the blogger. This morning saw everyone going to a huge local market to share Christ with shoppers and shop owners using the beads. We spent 2 hours sharing and were sad when our time ran out. We gave away about 20 bracelets each and saw many people accept Jesus into their lives.

Tomorrow is an over night trip to Shell close to the jungle. Another 3 hour bus ride. Stay tuned for more installments.