Ive been outta town this past week and havent had wireless. We went with a mission group from louisiana to the river and the jungle. Our first project was to build doors for the pastor's house at the river. We stayed there a few nights and worked on it. Its a different life there- they literally have nothing. One day for lunch we caught and killed a chicken. Theres lots of chickens, pigs, monkeys, dogs, cows and iguanas. One of the guys with us, Matt, caught the most beautiful iguana. I really didnt sleep at all because the mosquitos were so horrible. The first night I slept in the van with my family and the second night a hammock. The rest of the group found random places to sleep, there werent enough hammocks for everyone. Some of the girls slept in the bed of the pick up truck, and put plywood on top of the rack for some other people to sleep on, like a bunk bed haha. It was kinda miserable..
Then after the river we went to the jungle. When I say jungle, I really mean a JUNGLE! Its what you can imagine. 3 hours down a bumpy road to the middle of nowhere ville. The people there really live off the land. They grow coffee, chocolate, and every kind of fruit and vegetable available. They use horses and donkeys for transportation and they are really good carpenters. Most of their houses were built by their own hands. It was so beautiful- mountains and waterfalls. The pastor there was kind enough to let us use an entire room of his house, so we slept in there on the concrete floor, which was FREEZING!! I didnt bring blankets..........
Then on the last day we went to see the Mayan Ruins. I think those people must have had really long legs because the steps are huge!
Heres some pics!