The new interior of the church holds about 500 people. In the first service today it was full. Not sure how many came to the second service. Really something to watch the faces of people as to how intent they are during the service.
Went to lunch with two families who work at MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship). Both of the men are American pilots that fly into the jungle. One told a story of being captured for a week and had his plane confiscated while working in Suriname (northeast coast of South America) about 20 years ago. An interesting set of events!
Ran into an American Peace Corps worker who has lived out in the jungle for two years working on conservation projects. While he has enjoyed his time here, he is ready to go back to graduate school in another 6 months. Fascinating stories of life in the jungle and the attempt of the Indians to accomodate to the modern world. It is not an encouraging story. Living off the few tourist dollars and trying to make it in the modern world appears to be more difficult than "hunting and gathering" that their ancestors did. So when is one well off?
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I hope you are keeping a diary of your experiences. Your blog accounts ae fascinating even though these are just the highlights. Will they replace your sink or will you just use it just the way it is? When does Christmas break begin? Be careful!
Don
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