Morgana

The week went by pretty quickly. We drove my parents to the airport in Buenos Aires on Monday and then drove to pick up Pablo. He had driven with the teens up to their camp that started that day, but the van they were in broke down so he needed a ride back home. Bright and early on Wednesday we drove with an Argentine couple back to Paysandu to pick up the Gibbons car that had broken down last week. I played Wii with the Valette kids and got to see Willems who I met three years ago when the Northland soccer team came down. It was fun to hang out with all of them as we waited for the mechanic to come and then fix the van.
Thursday was church and it was good to understand at least some of the prayer requests, even if I couldn't understand the message. On Friday I went with Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons to Beatrize's house to met her and have a Spanish lesson. She is 75 or 77 and  extremely nice. Her 97 year old husband was there too. He said that he fought in a couple wars which I thought was pretty cool. Beatrize speaks English pretty well which helps me when we go over my workbook. We talked for almost two hours and she told me we wouldn't set a time limit when I did come over. She went on a little spiel about Argentina and inflation and told me she studied English in Argentina and I think California. She invited us over there for lunch on the 24th. 
She also told me that she had never heard of Morgan as a first name and said something about it being a last name and then something about Morgana...she than preceded to call me that so I think that is what she will call me from now on. She also told me I need to use my hands when I spoke too. She is going to be fun to get to know. She isn't saved though so pray for opportunities with her and for my Spanish to expand.
It rained Friday night and the mosquitoes were out in storm the next day when we walked to the center. But we stopped and got some milkshakes before youth group that night.

 

The two Morgans at the conference in Uruguay.