WE ARE!!! Yesterday was a rainy day in Bogota. Which of course for us means indoor activities. The days are becoming a bit long, and the nights longer! We are staying in a home which can house 6 families. We are doing life together, however, we are the only English speaking family in the home. There are 2 french families and 1 Spanish right now, but we understand there is an English family coming today! Jared is so excited to have another English family in the bunch!! Craig loves hearing all the crying babies. He has mentioned more that once that he is glad God called us to adopted Carlos and not an infant!
The sleeping arrangements in our room have been interesting....I call it dysfunctional! We have a double, 2 twins and bunk beds in our room. One would naturally think that I would be in the double with Craig, however, Carlos has been finding his way into our bed. His favorite spot is next to Craig...which means I try to locate another bed option. Last night this is what our room looked like- Craig and Carlos together in the double, Jared and I in a twin, Carter in a twin, and due to the fact that the beds are so hard, Austin took a thin mattress and doubled it up on the lower bunk. None of us slept well. We are definitely missing our beds at home. Hopefully tonight will be better!
Yesterday there was a new family from France that arrived. They would be meeting their 4 year old daughter. This was such an exciting day for them! Craig & I noticed that they were hugging and crying with the Spanish family...of course we were wondering what was going on as they just met. Well, come to find out the Spanish family had just adopted the 2 sisters of the French family's soon - to -be daughter! WOW!! The sad part for us is that the French family was so neat (and could speak English with us), but now they would need to find another place to stay as their 4 year old daughter would remember her sisters, and this could be difficult on them.
On Monday, we went to the Montserrat. This is an awesome experience!! It is a cable car ride up the side of a mountain to a cathedral. The flowers on the top of the mountain were amazing. The experience included monuments to remember the stages of the crucifixion. We also enjoyed the ride, but I must admit my heart beat a step or 2 faster as we were riding up 2000 feet with 30 other people in a cable car! This was another wonderful experience.
The sleeping arrangements in our room have been interesting....I call it dysfunctional! We have a double, 2 twins and bunk beds in our room. One would naturally think that I would be in the double with Craig, however, Carlos has been finding his way into our bed. His favorite spot is next to Craig...which means I try to locate another bed option. Last night this is what our room looked like- Craig and Carlos together in the double, Jared and I in a twin, Carter in a twin, and due to the fact that the beds are so hard, Austin took a thin mattress and doubled it up on the lower bunk. None of us slept well. We are definitely missing our beds at home. Hopefully tonight will be better!
Yesterday there was a new family from France that arrived. They would be meeting their 4 year old daughter. This was such an exciting day for them! Craig & I noticed that they were hugging and crying with the Spanish family...of course we were wondering what was going on as they just met. Well, come to find out the Spanish family had just adopted the 2 sisters of the French family's soon - to -be daughter! WOW!! The sad part for us is that the French family was so neat (and could speak English with us), but now they would need to find another place to stay as their 4 year old daughter would remember her sisters, and this could be difficult on them.
On Monday, we went to the Montserrat. This is an awesome experience!! It is a cable car ride up the side of a mountain to a cathedral. The flowers on the top of the mountain were amazing. The experience included monuments to remember the stages of the crucifixion. We also enjoyed the ride, but I must admit my heart beat a step or 2 faster as we were riding up 2000 feet with 30 other people in a cable car! This was another wonderful experience.
Well, if I have not made it clear yet, we are missing all of you! We are so thankful to have each of you in our lives!! Debbie
Wenke family,
ReplyDeleteHang in there!!!! Phillipians 4:13 as Zach would say. Or as McKena likes to use Joshua 1:9. Okay to break up the boredom see who can look those up and translate them into spanish the fastest :)
You are missed here to but everyday in Columbia is for a reason even if we all seem to think you have who you came for and now its time to come home.
Love to you all!!!
Barb
Wenke Family, Scott and I would be more than willing to let you borrow Peyton when you get home so you won't miss those crying babies! Hang in there, Love Heather, Scott and Peyton
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