This coming Sunday July 1, God willing, we will be on our way to Quito. Years of dreaming, and months of planning and prayer have finally come to this! I love looking forward to a major life experience like this, and we are in the process of starting to pack our bags and wondering how in the world it's all going to fit!
I took some time to interview the girls and Carina, to ask them their thoughts on our upcoming trip, thought you might be interested in their responses:
Kayleigh (age 6) –
What excites you most about this trip to
Just being there!
What makes you nervous about the trip? Meeting new friends.
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in Quito
Kamila (our Compassion sponsor child in Carmen Bajo)What do you think you’ll miss most back home?
What have you been doing to get ready to go?
Packing my stuffies.
Anything else you want to say?
I can’t wait to go there!Amanda (age 8) -
What excites you most about this trip to
Seeing Fabian and Grace and their family.
What makes you nervous about the trip?
That I might get sick.
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in Quito
Kamila (our Compassion sponsor child)
What do you think you’ll miss most back home?
Buttons (our cat) and our families.
What have you been doing to get ready to go?
Picking out stuffed animals and dolls to take with us.Getting activities ready for the kids in Quito.
Anything else you want to say?
no
Carina –
What excites you most about this trip to Ecuador
Finally experiencing a place I have heard about for so many years.
What makes you nervous about the trip?
Motion sickness and all the car rides :~(
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in Quito
Grace, Fabian, Andrea, Raquel, and (finally) meeting Santi! (the Erazo family)
What do you think you’ll miss most back home?
Buttons (our cat)
What have you been doing to get ready to go?
Learn
a little spanish, some reading on cultural differences and packing every
conceivable medication we could possibly need.
Anything else you want to say?
Probably not.
Rob –
What excites you most about this trip to Bringing my family to see and experience my 'other' home. Being among our friends and colleagues there. Quito is a city I love with a passion that is hard to explain.
What makes you nervous about the trip? Maintaining a reasonable pace and routines for the girls, health and wellness issues that may crop up.
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in
What do you think you’ll miss most back home? Peace and quiet at night - Quito's a noisy town!
What have you been doing to get ready to go? Lots of prayer, practicing my spanish worship songs and keeping my guitar chops up, reading the Bible in Spanish, taking care of many little details along with Carina to get us packed and ready.
Anything else you want to say? Interested to see if Ecuador grants Assange asylum ! Stay tuned . . . .
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