Two Blanket or Three Blanket Night

This is how Jake and I talk about how cold we are and generally my answer is always three! If the sun is out, it is generally pretty warm (that is if the wind isn't gusting at 30mph). However, when the sun goes down it gets very cold. We bundle up well under blankets made from of alpacas hair and get cozy. Then all is well.

So a few update on what we have been up to...

• Jake has been preparing for teacher training. Our teachers come back August 19th and school starts September 2nd.
• We have been visiting with Justin and Juana Reeger, Cathy and Jason Frances (Cathy was a member at Twickenham but is now married to a Costa Rican and working at the school for the next few years), and with Jason and Italia Brewington (members at Sideside cofC in Ft. Worth and here on a medical campaign). 
• After visiting with Cathy and Jason Tuesday night, I sprained my ankle due to missing a couple of steps in the dark. Jake has been very good at playing doctor to my foot, while I on the other hand, have been a very bad patient. It has been difficult to be stuck in bed with my leg propped up and iced because I want to get out and see people!
• My foot is feeling a bit better, which is good because today we took a bus into Quito to do our Visa paperwork. Jason and Cathy were very nice to give us the tour of the bus system and how to get into/around Quito on public transportation. We are very happy to say that so far all our Visa paperwork has gone well. We went in today to pay and give them our passports so thy can insert the Visas. We go back tomorrow to pick them up. Hooray! A lot of the paperwork that needs to be done during our short transition with Justin Snyder requires a Visa. So now that we will get it tomorrow, we can accomplish a lot next week.
• We had lunch today at Burger King at the food court in the mall. Our first America fast food trip. Not too bad! It tasted very similar to back home.
• Before picking up our Visas tomorrow, Josh Marcum (current assistant director of the Quito School of Biblical Studies) and the two of us are going to tour the apartment we will be staying at during our Spanish language classes. After the apartment and Visa stuff, Jake and I are hopping on a plane to Guayaquil for the weekend to visit with the two teams that Woodland West supports. Team 1 is having there 10 year celebration!
• Other news.... Our house contract still looks good. We should be closing around August 23rd if not sooner. Praise God!

We have been in Ecuador for a little over a week now and have seen God working here in the people and in our own hearts. Please continue to pray for us, our support that has not been fully raised yet and the work being done here in Ecuador. Pray specifically for patience as we transition to the Snyder's position of Director and as they return home. Also as we learn to adjust to a new country and it's culture (Ecuador, being a South American country is very laid back. No one is in a rush to get things done so things take longer. This can be very frustrating for our North American personalities).

I think that is all we have to report for now. No new pictures this time, but definitely of Guayaquil this weekend.