Last time we visited it was dry season, so there was dust everywhere! Now that the rains have started to fall for the year it is completely different in the neighborhood. I learned a new, very useful vocabulary word that day "lama" - MUD! Above is the view as we were driving into the area.
Us about to get off the bus - clean and dry for the last time!
Most of the people in the area work in the huge dump. Many sort through and divide material. Here you can see huge bags of sorted trash.
The rain had washed trash all over the place, so the ground was just covered! It almost looked like snow or grass in some places.
Most of the homes are made out of the material from the dump.
But despite the conditions, almost everyone we talked with was full of life,
creativity, (these boys don't have toys like in the States, but that didn't stop them from making an airplane out of scrap material to play with)
...and those who know Christ have hope and trust. Outside this home was this huge painted sign reading "God is Faithful". It is so true - even here!
Here are some of the volunteer dentists working at the little clinic we set up in the church.
And kids from the church who even remembered my name from last time we visited. I was shocked! The boy on the right is the son of one of the Asas missionaries. All of the other little boys are brothers.
The dental clinic that was set up in the church.
In the morning we went door to door sharing the Gospel and inviting people out to the activities/medical services. It was so exciting for Jeyson and I to go together as a team and have the ability to share the Gospel as a couple. Here I am with two other guys who worked together to evangelise in the same area as us. That river of rain water is where the road should be since there is no system to drain the water. We literally had to climb up mud hills alongside the building edges. Looking at the river of water I had assumed that it had been a HUGE storm the day before. When I asked someone from the area however, they said no, this was just a normal rain. I can't imagine when it really hits hard!
As we were walking found this little cove of houses together. There were tons of people there, many of them singing religious sounding songs we didn't recognize. When we asked someone walking by what the place is, we were told it is a Spiritist group. Wow - we had never encountered a group like that before. We took a moment to tell why we were in the area and invited them to the church where all the activities were taking place.
I loved this girl's bright red coat in the middle of all the dreery, brown mud.
Me getting a lesson on how to play with this yo-yo type of toy...not so easy!
The water was so deep in some places! It came up to about half-way on this car's wheels.
Maybe that's one of the benfits of having a horse instead!
In the afternoon we worked to reach out to the teens. About 20 teens came and many heard the Gospel for the first time. We set up right outdoors in the street, and still the kids just listened eagerly.
Above/below - We were both able to have meaningful conversations with teens and share the Gospel clearly.
When the children's ministry finished nearby, I also got to chat with several young girls. They all thought my accent was fascinating and wanted to take pictures....if only I thought my accent was so cool! :)
On the way home from a tiring, but worthwhile day.
In the morning we went door to door sharing the Gospel and inviting people out to the activities/medical services. It was so exciting for Jeyson and I to go together as a team and have the ability to share the Gospel as a couple. Here I am with two other guys who worked together to evangelise in the same area as us. That river of rain water is where the road should be since there is no system to drain the water. We literally had to climb up mud hills alongside the building edges. Looking at the river of water I had assumed that it had been a HUGE storm the day before. When I asked someone from the area however, they said no, this was just a normal rain. I can't imagine when it really hits hard! 
As we were walking found this little cove of houses together. There were tons of people there, many of them singing religious sounding songs we didn't recognize. When we asked someone walking by what the place is, we were told it is a Spiritist group. Wow - we had never encountered a group like that before. We took a moment to tell why we were in the area and invited them to the church where all the activities were taking place. 
I loved this girl's bright red coat in the middle of all the dreery, brown mud.
Me getting a lesson on how to play with this yo-yo type of toy...not so easy!
The water was so deep in some places! It came up to about half-way on this car's wheels.
Maybe that's one of the benfits of having a horse instead!
In the afternoon we worked to reach out to the teens. About 20 teens came and many heard the Gospel for the first time. We set up right outdoors in the street, and still the kids just listened eagerly.
Above/below - We were both able to have meaningful conversations with teens and share the Gospel clearly.
When the children's ministry finished nearby, I also got to chat with several young girls. They all thought my accent was fascinating and wanted to take pictures....if only I thought my accent was so cool! :)
On the way home from a tiring, but worthwhile day.
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