Saturday

It has been a beautiful day in Bogota. We went to Pastor Samuel's church to help with their free medical clinic. First, we paired up with some of the youth from the church to knock on doors and pass out flyers about the clinic. The two girls I was partnered with strongly encouraged me to speak Spanish to tell the people about the clinic. I had a hard time explaining that I do not know Spanish. I know many basic words and phrases. But I have no understanding of grammar or words uncommon to a tourist, like medical terms.
After we handed out all our flyers, we went back to the church and got to get to know the teens. It was a little rough with the language barrier. Thankfully, their English is much better than my Spanish. Since not many children had come for us to play with, Pastor Samuel took us to the top of the a hill that over looks all of Suba, the district of Colombia where the church is. It was quite a hike to the top, made even more difficult by the severe altitude change between Texas and Colombia. Once to the top, the pastor shared his vision to see every person in the district, one of the largest in Bogota, ministered to through his church. That Impacto would be a church with out walls. We were given to opportunity to agree with him in prayer and pray blessing over him, his family, and his ministry. It was powerful.
We went back to the church for a delicious steak lunch. Then enough children had arrived to perform our dramas. They thoroughly enjoyed both he comedy and the serious one. We came back to the church to get some rest after our late night. Soon we will be off to Crepes and Waffles, everyone's favorite restaurant.


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Location:Carrera 50,Bogotá,Colombia