Our friends Arrive....new pics

We are very excited to have our friends from Seattle, Josue and Jania, here at last. They arrived last week and have found an apartment here in Tumbaco a couple of blocks from our house. They serve as pioneers in our hall and Josue is a servant. It already makes service support so much easier, as they are fans of long days (well, Jania not so much :) and afternoon service.

We have been able to put to good use our experiences in the last 7 months, knowing well the challenges of getting set up in a new country, from getting visa paperwork done, to buying home appliances. Since they've come, they've gotten right into the thick of things with the congregation, including karaoke night at the Arias house. Here's a few pictures of the past week...



Last night was mexican night. We treated everyone to a good old fashion mexican meal, including enchiladas, mexican rice, pico de gallo and horchata (thanks to Jania's recipe, which is sooooo much easier than mine) We've done Italian night before too. It's so funny how astonished the friends are here to learn that we can cook. I think they imagine us going to McDonalds or Pizza Parlors every night back home.

...not really sure what I had on my mind at this moment.

Josue and Eduardo discussing the challenges of climbing Cotopaxi, the second highest mountain in Ecuador.

Jania and Maria Eulalia straining Horchata and learning new vocabulary in spanish.

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The following pics of of Karaoke night at the Arias' house after meeting last Saturday.

Emilee and Nini smile for the camera.

We could choose from hundreds of songs, English and Spanish. The song that I eventually scored 100 on was actually a spanish song...

Emilee can't even read yet, but knew enough of her song to score a wopping 64!!

Patricio, one of our elders was by far the most trained singer. He does a great imitation of Carlos Vives.

Agusta and Cyntia

After fighting the thought of singing Karaoke all day, Hannah let loose on "2 princes" by Spin Doctors.

I got to be the guinee pig and go first without understanding yet the points system or the order that they put the lyrics on the screen, so it was pretty funny trying to follow the music. I'm pretty sure Billie Jean wasn't the wisest of all choices to start with.

Josue and Jania in a romantic duet...