Day 4 - Ducks, Geese and other Fish

Day 4 brought us to Shell, Ecuador, about 3.5 hours on the bus. Shell is famous for many Amazon air companies. We stay in a hostel named Cabanas Germany overlooking a part of the Amazon jungle. Our drive took us from 9000 ft down to about 3500 ft and a big change in temperature and humidity. Our lunch was at an open air roadside restaurant where the specialty was talapia either grilled, fried, or in sauce. Oh yeah, the head was still on also. (We have pictures) It was true Ecuadorian and one of the best meals of the week. Afterwards, we traveled on to Santa Clara to a community center to work with children and their mothers. About 75 children and 15 moms and dads showed up to witness drama by our national partners, bead bracelet distribution and gifts like soap, vitamins, the Jesus tape and the book of Juan. The team then took the kids outside to play while Rob shared with the adults. I know he did a good job because we heard clapping from the windows. Meanwhile, outside, the team taught the kids Duck, Duck, Goose or Pato, Pato, Ganzo. They ate it up. We finished by teaching them how to throw frisbees which was as entertaining for us as educational for them. After a brief bus ride (60 minutes) we arrived back at the hostel where we were treated to a nice group dinner. The younguns' all went up to the shops to try their hand at bargining while the old ones sat around, drank tea and talked missions. It was and early to bed evening since their was no tv. Good thing too. The local German Shephard watch dog barked at everything, the chickens (not roosters) crowed constantly from midnight on and the large trucks made a racket all night. However, most of us thought it was the best night's sleep so far.