Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Nathan is now 3!!!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Censo Sunday
And then right after Ruth's birthday, we had "Censo Sunday" - a once in every 10 years day here in Ecuador. This year, the unique thing was that everyone in the whole country (yes, everyone!) had to stay put from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wherever you were at 7 a.m. (hopefully at home), you had to stay there until the census was over at 5 p.m. So churches didn't have services, stores were closed, buses weren't run, there weren't any taxes.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Celebrating Ruth's Birthday - Nov 27
On Saturday, November 27, we celebrated Ruth's birthday in a big way - starting with a little service at the Hogar Betania (Bethany Home for the Elderly - see photo below) due to the fact that we could not go on Sunday as we normally do (more on that in another post).
Then we had empanadas (turnovers) and fruit for lunch (see photos of the girls waiting for the empanadas),
After lunch we headed to the art park to see some beautiful ecuadorian art and made some special purchases for all of us (forgot to take photos though)
And for supper, it was on to our favorite restaurant - Crepes and Waffles. We finished out the day with a two hour ride on a "chiva bus" - a special holiday/event bus that is open on all sides and has music (see photos below). We enjoyed driving through down town colonial Quito and seeing all the old churches and buildings lit up at night! What a great way to celebrate!
To see more photos of our special chiva bus ride, click HERE.