Peiru and I rented a car and drove up to Volcano Cotopaxi. 🙂 We were amazed by the scenery on the way and here is a photo of the snowy volcano:
Cooking class in Pan de Vida
Thank God for Agus for taking time to teach the families in Pan de Vida how to cook. He has compassion for the poor and a desire to help them improve their lives. Thank God for him! 🙂
Prayer for Gina’s first operation
Just went to hospital with Gina and her parents. Gina’s first operation on her thumbs will be on next Monday (17 Nov). If you see this post, just say a quick prayer for Gina and her family that they will continue to draw close to God through this operation. Thanks! 🙂
First road trip to Lago San Pablo
After getting our Ecuadorian driving license, Peiru and I decided to rent a car and go for a road trip to Lago San Pablo. It was a 2 hour drive and we were very excited before the trip. Thank God for protecting us as the road was quite dangerous at certain parts. We left Quito at 10am and reached Lago San Pablo at 12 noon for lunch. It was therapeutic to eat by the lake. Then we went to the leather town in Cotocachi and we bought a leather bag each. It was the first time that Peiru drove me as I used to drive her around back in Singapore. It was a good experience for me to drive again after 6 years! 🙂
The first car we rented together in our lives!
Peiru driving me for the first time!
Llamas at Lago San Pablo
By the lake and mountain
Eating by the lake
Raising fund for Gina
It has been quite an amazing journey raising fund for Gina’s skin operation. Gina is a 7 years old girl and her skin was burnt in a house fire. Her younger baby brother was killed in the fire. When Peiru and I heard her story in Pan de Vida, God filled our heart with compassion and love for Gina. Peiru started baking cookies to sell in order to raise fund for her operation and our friends gave generously after hearing her story. Together with Hope Quito and another church, we managed to raise USD$7,000 for Gina’s skin operation. Thank God for his providence! 🙂
I went to the Hospital Voz Andes this afternoon and met the family of Gina. The parents were grateful that the fund was raised to pay for the operation. We prayed together and asked God to help Gina recover soon after the operation. Gina will go through an initial operation on her fingers first. Let’s continue to pray for Gina and her family even as you read this entry.
With Gina and her parents in Hospital Voz Andes
Passed our driving tests!
Thank God that we passed our driving tests in Quito! 🙂 It is more dangerous to drive here but we are grateful to the Lord that He helped us to do well in the tests. The traffic was good on the day of our tests and our testers were kind people. We experienced the favor of God in a personal way through the driving tests. 🙂
Cold cold Quito
It has been raining in Quito daily…. very cold! People told us that it is winter now. Peiru and I went to have a cup of hot cappuccino and she was trying to warm up herself with the heater outside the cafe.
Peiru warming up herself
Changing wheels
Peiru and I learnt how to change wheels in our car mechanics class this afternoon. It was a fun and practical class as our instructor, Paul taught us how to do it and we had opportunities to be hands on too! Thank God for such an experienced and practical instructor! 🙂
Paul showing us the steps to change the wheels.
Peiru following the steps
Screwing the wheel
Faithful church members
We were catching up with Alejo, Lucy and Moni over Shawarma after the church prayer meeting yesterday night. The chicken Shawarma was very delicious! 🙂 Thank God for the catch up with these friends! They are the longest church members now in Hope Quito, even longer than Peiru and I. Thank God that Moni’s medical check up results came out fine. She had been feeling unwell recently. Lucy is also better now. She had a a very bad headache yesterday night because of tiredness. God has been providing a lot of work for Alejo. He had to go back home to repair a iphone and ipad after the Shawarma yesterday night. Thank God for their love and friendship in our lives! 🙂
Roses for Peiru
Ecuador roses are big and beautiful. They are at least 20 times cheaper here compared to Singapore. I was buying groceries today and bought some of them in the supermarket. Peiru loves the roses! 🙂
Chronicles of Ecuador 