Kris's Overnight Hike with Dad

This past week, Kristen and Wilf took a three hour hike to visit one of the aldeas. Kristen was really excited to be going along with her Dad!
A big highlight for Kristen and Wilf (who are both avid swimmers) is where the creek makes beautiful swimming holes.

After a long hike, these clear, cool pools are lovely for swimming in.

The pools are right below the church building. Wilf and Kristen slept in the church for the night and they said that they can hear the waterfalls as they drift off to sleep! It sounds very beautiful.

That afternoon, there was a service in the church and Wilf had an opportunity to speak. They also had a great chance to visit with the Bible teacher from this aldea and his family.

It has been pretty dry here for over a month now so the river is quite low. The walk Wilf and Kristen took follows the river for a long ways. During the dry season, people take the opportunity to plant crops on the sand bars. In the picture above, some men are burning debris in preparation for planting.

The river is completely covered with algea and the water hyacinth. The hyacinth has a lovely blue flower on it and Wilf said it looks very beautiful. It almost looks like you can walk across it!

What a special time this was for Kris and Wilf. I am thankful for the time the kids can spend with their Dad as well as having the opportunity to see different places, people and creatures :) (as pictured above).

Wilf will be heading out to the different villages fairly often in the next week for

Christmas celebrations.

Please continue to pray for the spread of the gospel in these rural villages!