Two weeks ago we made another trip to Chapari (the jungle). On the decent we stopped along the way to visit Inca Choco a park which is now private, but they let us in.
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A nice pond |
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Elder Guillen and Tanner |
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Elders trying to knock Lorna off the "Inca Bridge" Think it was built after the Incas |
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#@#$ forgot to rotate it |
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Emile is a member with her not quite two year old daughter in the hospital, with pneumonia She also has a three month old at home, (nursing two at once) They were having a hard time making it in Cochabamba so moved to the jungle, and still haven't found full time work, it was extremely hot in the hospital, I felt sorry for both of them,but they were very glad to have company. |
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Anayi with her family and Jack's Land Cruiser
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Following are cute kids of the jungle
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Joel is from the far end of Chapari. He is a cute mischevious kid that reminds us of Slade at that age. His poor parents! |
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School room |
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Karina is a school teacher that is a member, who teaches kindergarten. Teachers are assigned rural places like this to start. She was glad to see us and gets real lonely. There are four or five members that teach in the area, their living conditions are not the best. This sister came to our meeting he next day. |
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Lorna learning some weaving skills |
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boys painting mural at the school |
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The stake President a high Councilman and two stake relief society member came out for a conference and to see the progress we were making in the area. Here we are at Jesus and Irma's house, Irma is front and Center (imagine that!) |
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Sunday morning off to church |
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We managed to put a few of the sisters in the back seat |
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Lorna and Micael played video games the whole way |
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We had 55 people at our meeting not counting Susie (parrot) the 7 dogs or 12 ducks. |
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Susie and Elder Guillen |
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Priesthood meeting for the Adults |
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Relief Society |
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First Baptismal Font of Chapari |
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The Baptism of Wara
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Wara with Rosie her mother with the Elders |
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Elder Tanner Helping Wara into the river |
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This Cholita happened upon our baptism, they usually do not like pictures taken of them but since she was the intruder I snapped away |
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Pigs piled four deep on their way to Cochabama to the market. We passed five or six trucks like this |
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