So little time...

Well, the time here in Colombia seems to have flown by.  It seems like just a couple days ago we were still at home nervously awaiting our trip.  Yet at the same time, it feels like we have been here forever, its a very strange feeling.  There have been so many things and so much that has happened, too much for words to fully express.  This past week, as Michelle mentioned, we have been doing a VBS in Soacha, a small town on a hill in Bogota.  Also during the past week we had some interesting adventures building walls, hanging doors, painting, and building some "closets" as the Colombians like to call them.  They are basically like an armoire or wardrobe kind of thing.  But yes, yesterday was our last day in Soacha.  Kyle and I (Matthew) managed to finish the last house where we were hanging a new door.  Kind of difficult when the two walls dont exactly meet straight on...But we made do with what we had and it turned out quite nicely!  Mean while, the girls, having nothing to do in the afternoon, watched the rest of Shrek 4, another movie I cant remember right now, and a little of The Gods Must Be Crazy.  We also had a presentation of some other furniture for some of the other seniors.

I was hoping to be able to load some pictures onto the blog but we havent had too many opportunities to load pictures.  But have no fear!! I will be loading some when we get back to Canada. 

After Soacha all of our "official" work is done.  Today we had the opportunity to go to "Catedral de Sal" or "Salt Cathedral".  It is located north of Bogota about 30 km in a small town called Zipaquirá. The name Salt Cathedral is mostly a name given to attract tourists.  Really, its various corridors and sanctuaries were achieved by making small but significant additions to the caves left behind by previous mining operations.  Tomorrow we will be attending one of the largest Lutheran Churches in Bogota and on Monday we will be having lunch with the Bishop!  We will be leaving for home on Tuesday  our flight leaves at 8 am and we will be getting in to Edmonton around 10 pm after a 5 hour layover in Houston. 

We have all been so blessed and touched by the kindness and warmth and open-ness and hospitality of the Colombian people here.  Thank you all for your prayers and support and we look forward to sharing stories and pictures with you when we get back!!

Matthew

P.S.  I have actually missed the snow a lot belive it or not :)  But getting a tan here is nice too ;)