Sunday was our first visit to two church communities near the northern end of Lake Titicaca. Ten of us crammed into our 4-runner for the 4 hour drive, chattering and singing in 4 languages. Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, English. What a riot!
This is Jessica, wife of Venancio, District Superintendent. Their 3 month old son, Cristian is about to meet his great-grandma for the first time!
We passed many of these 3oo year old homes made of adobe along the way. The special design was to protect from the rain.
Pablo had to tie down his sheep before he could come to the service and meeting.
Water is a severe problem in these, as well as other communities. The communities we met with had no potable water, and very little water for their cattle and sheep. The churches were very interested in implementing a community healthcare project, and have invited us back to meet with their community leaders. As always, our main concern is sustainability!
Our landlady is a real character, and has a small snack/misc. shop on the first floor. She and two of her grown kids live in the building too, and although she says frequently how happy to have us all together as family, Scott is still "meester." Just like our kitchen in Boise....right? Our interior design includes two burner propane stovetop and small fridge, and cupboards made from our landlady's fruit crates.
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