Livin' my life on the farm

Thursday 7-19-07

The teens from Houston got in around 2 am this morning. Anna, Kaileen and I got up about 5:45. We packed up our stuff and headed down stairs. Turns out some of the kids were antious to get on the road and started packing the busses around the time we got up. So nearly all the packing was done. Steve was so shocked. He then spoke about us being like ants during worship.

We once again had rice for breakfast. Eww. Lol. I’m eating lots of fruits to fill up.

After breakfast Steve told us how there isn't rest stops in Ecuador. So if we had to go we had to tell him and he would tell the bus driver to pull over. Then every one that had to go would get out. Girl on the left, boys on the right.  He said he'd count to 3 and everyone would drop their draws. Then every one would be occupied with their own bussiness and shouldn't look at you. Then he told us how we shouldn't be embarressed about pooping. haha it was hilarious. He pulled out this book called Everyone Poops. And read it to us 150+ teenagers. Some of the teens were mortified. But most of us were laughing our heads off.  He also said how some of the sites would just have a cardboard sheet up for a stall. He said after a day or two you will be able to tell whos in the stall next to you. #1 That smells like you. #2 That sounds like you.  Ok so it may not have been the best of things to talk about but it was what alot of them needed. He said that last year there was someone that desiceded that she wouldn't go #2 on the whole trip cause it was too embarresing. She ended up getting pretty sick. So that's why he gave us the Everyone poops talk. hahahaha

We were on the road at 9am looking forward to a 7 hour drive. ugg  We started out the ride telling our “life story” to the person sitting next to us in 1 minute. Then we would switch seats and talk with the next person. We got to know each other a little moer that way. I met this girl named Crystal. She’s been homeschooled for her whole life other then 8^th grade.  After an hour or so of talking the ride got really really long. I started to get motion sick. so so so sick! Going  through the mountains made it even worse. I almost ralfed once or twice.

We stopped for a leg stretch about 5 hours into the trip. At a gas station, WITH bathrooms!!!!!! Steve and Riley, the pastors of the site, asked if I would hold worship in the morning. Hello of 20 some teens they had to ask me. And guess what I said? Just guess, you won’t believe it. I said…..YES!!!!! Yeah little ole me. And for the rest of the week I’m to find a new person to talk each morning. Crazy! But I’m not nervous at all! I’m pretty excided actually. Weird, huh?

We got back on the bus and Steve started to tell us about our site. He said us girls have to have a guy with us when we go out. The guys here are way worse then in Quito. Steve said when he came down here last week he asked a taxi to drive him down to our site. He refused to take him said it was too dangerous. OooOo. I’m not to worried though. We have  an 8 foot wall surrounding us. Yay go wall!

We unpacked the bus in a jiffy. We made like an assembly line. Setting up the tents too a while. Haha. Some people had never set up a tent before. Supper was rice and beans,  again, same as breakfast. :-p We ate then I played cards with Rebecca Crystel Riley and some one else, I forget. Fun Fun. Worship is about to start so I’m off for now! Oh and by the way we didn't end up having to do the 1..2..3.. drop your draws thing. We all held it till we got to the site. =D