We left the states on January 6th. I know this is the December newsletter, but surely you will forgive me for including a few of the events of the past week and a half. We said tearful goodbyes to all our family members and lots of friends and church family. It is hard to think that when we return, Eliana will be 3 years old!
We arrived in Bogota late Thursday evening. Again, having a little baby in a Latin culture can be very advantageous. We were escorted around 300-some passengers right up to a counter for customs. It took us hardly 15 minutes to get our visas stamped, get our bags and exit the airport! We were greeted by some of the missionaries on our “team” here in Bogota. We have spent some time with them over the past few days as they have shown us around the city. We have a lot of things to learn here. It can be an overwhelming thought to think of all the new things we have to learn like cooking at a 9000 ft. altitude, shopping in markets and new stores with different foods, finding doctors, getting documents and paperwork done, learning how to drive in a place where the road and traffic laws are different but you’re responsible for them even if the road isn’t marked, and just life in general. Pray that God will give us grace and strength as we learn all these things.
Also pray that we will be able to find the cultural keys to unlock the hearts of these people so that we may develop relationships that lead to friendships, opportunities to share the gospel and ultimately, discipleship.
For the past two years you all have sustained us with your prayers throughout the pre-field process and language school. But that was just the beginning. Now more than ever we need your prayers, your encouragement and your support. Thank you so much for taking part in what God is doing here in Colombia!
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