Pastoral fellowship

Steve and Angela....

People other than Bruce....

OK, Now that I have your attention.... Saturday was a time for the pastors and their wives to have a break and receive some of the pastoral care they devote themselves to giving others. Steve and Angela planned a great lunch for the pastors: carne asada (grilled steak) and pollo asada (grilled chicken). And the team brought and shipped about 1500lbs of clothing. Plus, they brought a treasure of gifts for the pastors and their churches.

This is Gertrudis meeting with the pastors' wives.

Here are Steve and Angela serving lunch to the pastors and wives.

This is the pastors looking through the clothes.

Here are this wives looking through the clothes.

These pastors are holding the microphones and various
electronics they received from the team.

I think this pictures shows that people were having a good time.

This is me telling about the books that were
being given to the pastors.

The guys

The ladies

And Roberto, pastor of Iglesia Filadelfia, is the only
one in the group who has a vehicle. So, he was
volunteered to help everyone get everything home.

Are we in Venice?

When it's raining outside, Nagarote can feel a little bit like Venice.


Since the city doesn't have a storm drain system, the rain water simply runs down the streets. And those streets can get quite flooded during a storm. In most cases, the water disappears almost immediately after the rain. But, Angela took this picture of a street that looked like a Venetian canal. Angela took the picture while riding in a bixi (bicycle taxi).

Here's what it looks like during the rain.


And here's a short video I took during the rain.