Touching Lives

This is Hurst signed in under Dave. We are all doing well and having a great time. We really have not had any significant difficulties although as I sit here I can hear that the boys have discovered a giant spider in the boys dorm. They want me to come chase it out but since I am posting I delegated the job to Dave.

What an incredible experience this has been so far. We have all been moved by the sensitivity and passion of these people. The music ministry has clearly made an impact on the community and its obvious that this program has been a big deal here. The youth of the town have spent a lot of time practicing their pieces and they are all hugely talented. It has been so much fun that our interpreters want to form a group and participate on thursday.

This morning 3 women who have been cooking for us and watching pur practices and prayers asked if they could sing two hymns to us. One of them, Alejandrina, said she had been thinking last night about us and found the two hymns, one a salute to missionairies and one about the importance of families and relationships. they sang them to us and they were just wonderful. They sang unhesitatingly, clearly with passion and confidence. We can all learn something from these people because although they are not rich in a material sense they show a spiritual and familial contentment that transcends the physical and sets an example for all of us. They care deeply about each other.

So much for the philisophical. We are having fun and adjusting to the heat and lack of creature comforts quite well. There has been no real complaining. The kids have been great and our interpreters a blessing. Thats all for now. See you all back in Sewickley.

Hurst