Church Ministry

This is how we travel to work, to church. If you saw the  roads you would understand why I’m showing you this. My first ride I did not understand the art of it.  Never sit on the bed of the truck....never! I was bouncing around...sprawled and rolled. The little kids had a good laugh. These people sit on the side, stand and barely hold on...its amazing

This is the little church in the mountains. They do a lot of memory work at this church.  I was put to shame by the fact that they learn a chapter a week!!  One 9 year old quoted  Revelation 14 last week.

This little 4-or-5-year-old guy quoted the first 8 verses of Ps. 91 this Sabbath and he can’t even read yet—his mother helps him.

This 15 year old memorizes 4 chapters a week...I think he’s one of those hidden prodigies or something....you ask him where almost anything is found in the bible and he knows.  In fact most people in this little church do.

I’ve heard some of the best sermons that I have ever heard from a 19 year old kid here.  Simple, unaffected and deep.

Settling In…

This is Maranatha Medical Ministry where I am staying and helping out for my room and board.

This is the house I'm sharing with two ladies and spiders, scorpions and bugs galore!

This is the view from my room, and that's a lemon tree right outside my door.

This guy was in my hall...adios amigo..mashed to smithereens.  No, that doesn’t bother me...the sweltering heat doesn’t bother me. Neither the lack of electricity, washing clothes by hand ...I actually love that....but....I am still struggling with the ice cold water for showers....yikes.  yes it’s true I’m still sponge bathing. Tomorrow may be the day I get under. I know...what a wimp.

These are some of the sweet workers at the ministry who fixed one of my first meals in the mountains.

Yucca, a salad with their beautiful, organic lettuce, rice, and
another one of my favorite foods that is plentiful around here—avocado.

The above videos are Rosie showing me how to wash clothes in the pila.
This is me washing clothes. It's actually quite relaxing and very therapeutic. 

This is me on my morning walk up the mountain. The views are breathtaking.

This  little 4 ft 11 in lady with her blue truck  almost singlehandedly runs the ministry here. She has worked with the poor people on this mountain for 13 years.  The ministry has a little clinic, church, and of all things in poor Santa  Barbara, a vegetarian restaurant and bakery. They said it couldn’t be done but when God tells you to do something  it will succeed.

Their beautiful organic garden

People don't eat lettuce here, so we're teaching them to eat green leaf vegetables.