Third Week - Good Food & Hard Work!

Our Overseers and their wives had us over after Family Watchtower Study.  She is from the Caribean north coast of Colombia.  She made us Arrapa (A-rape-a) which is a traditional corn pancake, she then fries it, and cuts it open, drops in a raw egg, then cooks it a little more. 

Here is a video of our sister making Arepas!

This was another new food- Obleas!

This is the Branch in Bogota, in the city.  Bogota has 8 million people in an area built for 2 million!  They even have a law that if your license plate ends in 7 you can only drive in the city Wednesdays and Fridays.  The Branch is used for Shipping,  the Bible school for single brothers, and other schools.  Over the weekend Bethelites can come down and stay the weekend at the branch.   

This is our Kingdom Hall- which inside the Branch in Bogota. 

This Brother is from California, and is serving where the need is great in Medellin. (Med-a-sheen)

The kids on the streets ( not brothers) wear their hair filled with grease, and put up in what is called a Mangochewpow.  We asked why it was called that, and the brothers said- ever looked at a mango seed- then you'll know why!

This is our Main Overseer Hugo and His wife Perlly

Shannon & Crystal sanded by hand all of the base that the brothers made. 

The brothers poured an aquaduct in the floor of the kitchen - it turned out perfect.  Much of the furniture is made by hand also. 

The white resin dust gets everywhere! 

This is our friend Jonatan - he is from the coastal area.  For some reason I was having trouble understanding the Spanish of the brothers that we were working with.  Then I found out that the brothers from the coastal areas of Colombia have a different way of speaking that even the people from the other parts of Colombia don't understand! That made me feel better. 

This is Marilyn.  She and her family are all from Trinidad.  They came here because her husband got a job transfer. He worked for the former oil company BP .  Crystal had her first talk on Friday with Marilyn.  She is a great cook too! 

This is Jaime.  He is a technical designer.  He designs furniture for companies that later produce the product.  He just signed up to be a regular pioneer.  He is a good teacher- and is part of the English Congo.