Bolivia!

(The original working title for this post was going to be, "This Post is Sponsored in Part by FOOD," but didn't want to sound too glutenous.)

We made it! After checking into the hotel around 1 am, we all went straight to bed. Our journey from Miami was smooth and incident-free.

We were able to get a good night's sleep, and then began our day with Larry & Patty. First we visited Patty's mom in the hospital; they were all involved in a car accident on Tuesday, and Patty's mom was kept for a couple nights in the nearby hospital. Nothing's broken, she's just in some pain, as are Larry & Patty. Please pray for their speedy healing! Patty's mom had a wonderful attitude though, and it was a joy to see her.

Next we went to lunch and ate the best steak of our lives. Seriously, Filet Mignon in the best steakhouses in Atlanta don't taste this good. Some of us tried the gator tails and a few others even had the cow udder (yes, you read that correctly, and no, the writer of this post did not).  (Out of courtesy, the writer of this post also abstained from writing bad puns about it tasting "udderly delicious." But she can't guarantee they weren't said at the table.)

After lunch we had the best part of the day -- a visit to the boy's home. It was such a fun afternoon with them! We laughed, danced, played and ate. Again. They greeted us with a traditional dance native to Santa Cruz, which was just precious. Here's a little clip:

Then we performed our human video for them, and the kids did a fantastic job yet again.

We were treated to homemade empanadas (which were divine) and spent the rest of the time playing basketball, soccer, Ninja and arm wrestling each other.

Everyone did an amazing job of jumping right in and spending time with these precious boys. Even if most of us didn't speak much of each other's language, it was a great time of laughter and fun just being together.

The sweetest part of the night was as sunset was upon us, and we all gathered together to hear some people share their testimonies. Jimmy & Mary from our team shared, and did a great job sharing how Jesus has changed their lives. When Mary was done, one precious boy who was probably around 11 or so walked over to her and just gave her a huge bear hug. It was so special.

After we gave more hugs goodbye than we could count, we headed back to town for dinner. And we proceeded to eat two entire pizzas that were ENORMOUS.

Tomorrow we wake up early to get started on three days of manual labor at the girls home. Please pray for strength, continued positive outlooks, and for divine encounters with each of the girls at the home. We can't wait to love on them.

It's going to be udderly amazing! (Pun TOTALLY intended.)