Promised Photos

 ❤ Here are the photos I said I'd send yesterday 😃

I am staying in a nice dormitory-style room with 2 bunk beds, a mini kitchen, and a small bathroom, and a separate shower room. For now, I am alone. Another woman with our team should be arriving on Friday evening. The room even has an ocean view if I climb the bunk bed ladder to look out the window!







The past two mornings, I went to Baile Entretenido (Entertaining Dance) which is like Zumba, at the Pura Vida Sports Complex. One of the main ministry focuses of  YWAM Pichilemu is Sports Ministry. They have a building with fitness equipment and fitness class studios, and they have a large indoor swimming pool with a hot tub and a gymnasium. (It’s a lot like the YMCA.)





After the class, I had breakfast with the team in the Dining Area of the Sports Complex.





Then we went to work. The three projects we are working on are pouring concrete for a Skate Park, painting and old bus that is eventually going to become a coffee shop at the Skate Park, and completing the locker rooms of the gymnasium. My project today was sweeping all the dirt and rocks off of a large 30’ x 30’ concrete slab so we can pour a new concrete slab over it. I swept for about 5 hours, and, yes, I have a blister!




Solveig working with Baby Lou in tow

 All done!



For dinner, we walked to town and bought empanadas made to order at a restaurant near Parque Ross.

The first two you see here are Katrina Anderson                                                                  and her dad Mitch (Mitch & Juliette are the YWAM base leaders)

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  1. MarietaApril 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM

    ❤️

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  2. AnonymousApril 6, 2024 at 6:37 PM

    I’m noticing the weather looks great!!! Keep up the good work!!!

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