Sweet Reunion!!

Thursday January 8th, 2009. A day I will look back on and smile. Craig (my roommate) and I went to visit the kids at Villa Israel and it was the sweetest reunion I have had in a long time. Before I left, I gave them a mini countdown calendar so they would know that I was coming back and on what day. So I decided to hide while Craig rang the doorbell. They all came to the door and came out saying hello to Craig and looking around. I jumped out from behind the wall and they all screamed, “hermana Jenny, Jenny!!” It was the cutest thing and it brought tears to my eyes; which as some of you know is a hard thing to do. They bombarded me with hugs and “te extrane mucho”(I missed you a lot). The rest of our time there was very fun. We all went to the park, I showed them pictures of the snow from Chicago (they loved that), I gave them each a little gift from the states, we read some books, colored and had snack. It was a fun filled day and a wonderful way to spend my first day back.

Things in Cochabamba are the same, except greener. We live in a forest area and when I left, things were not as green. Now I feel as if I’m living in a jungle, with growth everywhere and green everywhere. It is gorgeous and I’m very blessed to be living in this house. While things in the city remain the same....things at the hacienda have changed drastically and for a week it was me and Craig doing ministry together. In December we said goodbye to the two Katie’s, Kristen and Bethany, all who had been here since I arrived in July. It’s been hard not having anyone sleeping in my room or running into the girls in town. There are many things I miss, but I’m so thankful for the time I got to spend with them. Leanne (a girl from the states) is scheduled to come this Thursday, so I look forward to having another girl in the house.

There is really not a lot to write about right now, since I just got back and am getting back into the swing of things. I look forward to getting back into the schedule I had before I left. I want to continue with ESL, bible study and much more. Bolivia has been and will be my home for the next five months and I’m excited to see more of God and his work here . Here of some pics…hope you enjoy them!!

Here´s craig being crazy with the kids...

Here are some of my best buds....adrian and craig!