Another week in our life...

September 28th, 2009

On Sunday, September 20th, a group of Bible Institute students spent the day running Mufa Pufa games on the costanera again (we also did it over a weekend in August). We had lunch together first, enjoying the beautiful weather by eating on the patio. Pasta, salad and bread hit the spot and provided the energy we needed for the activities of the day.
For those who may not know, Mufa Pufa is simply the name they’ve given a bunch of crazy games using lots of props—oversized wooden “feet”, fabric tunnels, and good old inner tubes…
On September 21st the city of Carlos Paz hosted their annual fiesta del Día de la Primavera y del Estudiante and teens from all over the country flooded in. What teen wouldn’t want to go where there were free bands, a variety of sporting events and lots of other teens? Actually this year there weren’t as many as usual. Not sure if that’s because of the economic crisis or because they had better bands in Cordoba. I meant to find out if the anticipated 80,000-100,000 came but we left town the next morning before I had a chance to check the news. Anyway, it was tens of thousands, just not sure how many tens of thousands. While we were downtown Monday to hand out tracts, I stopped in the center of the sidewalk across from the bus station, near two band stands, and did a 360° turn with the video camera so you could get an idea of the sheer number of kids. Remember, this is just a fraction because there were things happening all over town. (Notice all the short sleeves? It was a beautiful first day of Spring!)
Tuesday we took the boys and a trailer load of Mufa Pufa props back to Sta. Rosa. The temperature had dropped drastically overnight and it snowed in some places. As we came into view of the high Sierras, the panorama took our breath away! Snow covered the mountain tops and a low band of clouds hovering above made it seem like the snow extended into the sky.
Pesky wild parrots build huge nests with thorny branches. On one of our walks I stopped, aimed the camera at a tree with multiple nests and just recorded the sound of parrots for 12 seconds. I knew your life would not be complete without the opportunity to listen to REALLY LOUD parrots squawking. WAY more effective than a rooster in the morning.
Several weeks ago Ivan and Tito (our co-worker) took 18 boys to a town about 1-1/2 hours away where several churches were hosting an all-day soccer tournament. Since then we’ve hosted several pick-up games on public playing fields near the building where we hold meetings. We play soccer followed by merienda followed by a time of sharing. Last week only a handful of boys showed up; this week the turnout was better with 13 and one dad. They quickly decimated the cookies, cake, cheese and crackers we’d set out.

We also showed a short DVD of a Christian camping program and several of the boys seemed excited about the prospect of going.

Before and after that initial soccer tournament, each family received visits and we plan to continue with those. Many of the boys are from one of the more difficult sections in town and they face a number of challenges. We are praying that God will tenderize their hearts and turn them toward Himself.

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