Sorry for the late post, but we've had a slow internet connection and Skip forgot his camera cable! We'll try to give a more detailed trip description later today, (Wednesday).

Here's the short version of the trip so far:

Saturday-- a long day of travel, but everything went well with only a few delays.

Sunday-- Quito is a bigger city than I thought. Some of us took a trip to Old Town and visited the "big angel on the hill". Others went to the market. Later we took the trip to Mama Yoli's and had a great afternoon church service.

Monday-- some of our group went to a community daycare, while others tied rebar in preperation of the concrete to be poured on the roof of the building. In the afternoon, we had vacation Bible School at Mama Yoli's, while some continued the work on the roof. Skip lead a lesson to the youth on the importance of education. Later we took a trip to the local market.

Tuesday-- we all helped mix concrete on the ground and pour concrete on the roof of the building. This was very hard work, but the job was completed by the end of the day. Afterwards some went to the Hilton and KFC for dinner. And some went to the SuperMaxi, a shopping mall that includes a grocery store.

I'm not sure what today has in store for us, but we're guessing block walls, visits to local daycares, and vacation Bible School in the afternoon.

Thanks for your continued prayers. The work here is tough, but the rewards are amazing.

Skip