Travels....

Like I have already mentioned, our last two days at camp were a bit hectic. Friday was supposed to be a day of continued clean up for the upcoming wedding, as well as the camping season, but it poured most of the day. The kids were allowed to watch a movie... and we tried to start on the packing and collecting of our stuff spread all over the campus. We had turkey leftovers for lunch and then decided to leave the kitchen free to more cooks than I could count that showed up to start on the wedding preparations. We went out to eat (thank you Kunnari's)... and then all gathered together in the caretakers cabin, the place where Dan and Liz will stay until the house is finished. It was just a fine time of fellowship - some checked their e-mail... and some of us played games. I did my usual evening ritual and held onto Sam, the guinea pig, for a couple hours=) I miss him already! Just to give you an idea of what the house is like that Dan and Liz have to stay in for a while - look over the pictures, they have no real furniture in there and everyone sits at a kids table and chair to get on the computer, the couch's were mattresses on the floor, and here is a look at the kitchen.... She is cooking on the equivalent of a Coleman stove you would take camping with you. There are no table and chairs, but I did just hear that they brought their fridge from home over to the house so there is a place for cold storage. I don't say this for you to pity them, nor would they want that, but just to help understand what this time will be like for them. A young family with a busy camp schedule to keep up with and their living conditions not at all what we are used to - so just continue to pray for them.

Saturday was the wedding of Teresa Thompson, a missionary kid that I knew growing up. She married a Chilean pastor, Marcelo. Having the wedding at camp was especially meaningful to her as she spent many years living there in the old administrators house that we traveled down to replace. Like I had said before, as a result of a communication mix-up, Diana and I were asked to take pictures of the wedding. Mine turned out as I expected - some OK, most of them not OK. But, thanks to Diana, we had several good pictures and were able to give her a CD with 450 photographs on it of her wedding day. Here are some of the OK ones....

The bride and groom shortly after the ceremony

The newlyweds and Teresa's familyTeresa and her mom, Aunt EarlynneWe finished up with some pictures on the beachImmediately after we were done with the pictures we went to start packing. To make a long story short in about one hour we packed the seven suitcases of our clothing, the two duffel bags containing all our sheets, towels, pillows, and shoes, the bag with all Matthew's tools, and then the 'extras' bin for all the other odds and ends. Counting the stroller we had 12 pieces of luggage! Curtis Steward, the GMSA field director in Chile, graciously agreed to take all of our luggage back to the mission house in Santiago for us which was a HUGE blessing. All I had to do was get a Sunday outfit ready for each of us and we hopped on the bus with one bag and our carryons.... but that is another story all together! I will also save the Saturday adventures of Zachery for another time as well.