SUNDAY (Domingo):
At our first church service we got to meet several new people and talk with some of the members. I enjoyed worshipping in Spanish and recognizing the old familiar melodies. Although I couldn't understand all of the message, we discussed what children need from their parents and mentors. After lunch a group of us went to the zoo. We learned some new animal words in Guarani, which is the other official language of Paraguay. Many animal names that we have are Guarani, for example, the Jaguar. The zoo was beautifully surrounded by all types of trees. At the zoo, a girl named Leti and I got to talk and enjoy the animals. She is very sweet and would teach me the words for all the animals in Spanish. I have enjoyed getting to visit with her, she has a beautiful and encouraging spirit.
--Alisha

MONDAY (Lunes):
The plan for Monday was to set up our stand at the Expo, but it seems that fell through. Oh well, flexibility is important here. We're hoping to go on Wednesday and pass out flyers for Bible studies and our upcoming VBS. We spent most of the day doing odd jobs around the office and had two English students over for dinner. We cooked mashed potatos, green beans, chicken, and bread. Our friends, Ricardo and Carolina, go to the International Church of Christ and we talked about that a little over dinner. It was interesting to hear the differences and discuss them in a friendly way.
--Shannon

OTHER THINGS (otras cosas):

Tonight (Tuesday) we are having three Paraguayan friends over for chicken pesto pizza, strawberry smoothies and a movie!

Friday we are meeting the college-age students for dinner and will head back to our place for games afterwards. Several people have expressed interest and we're hoping for about 20 people to come.

A group is coming to conduct a Vacation Bible School on the 16th, so we're looking forward to that. There is an orphanage down the street and this is a really great treat for them.

Thanks for reading! More to come later! Let us know if you have any questions or if there's something we've mentioned that you'd like to hear more about.

In Him,

Alisha and Shannon