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We went to Tierra Caliente.... I liked seeing the mountains, the clouds, the cows.... 

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Check out the trees. The only place I could get a really good picture, but... the bigger tree is a coconut tree, the smaller platano (except not yet fruit bearing). And yes, the water slides at the motel were awesome!!!

And here's about half of those who went... 

Saturdays in CaZUca

At the end of the day... I find myself falling in love with yet more kids, esp. the 3 on this end. What a sweet, sweet family.

I've had the privilege of going two Saturdays to help with these sweet, needy kiddos. Take a wild guess and I bet you can figure out which day we did Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and which day we did salvation bracelets...

We haven't forgotten the childrens!!!

Ministry life does go on in the midst of all our fun. I'm not working in the Other Way anymore, but these pictures are too precious to not post! Now, the last two pictures are my little darlings....

My little "curso" has 5 if they all come - that is a rare day... the Lord knows what I can handle and there are days when 3 are a handful even if I happen to have the unusual blessing of an assistant! About the picture... let me add that the most peaceful moments in my room are when we are reading a story. They love the pictures, the story, sitting together, and correcting my bad Spanish.... :-)

More things to see as you WALK in Bogota

The buildings are old, and they're cool. Do you know the first Colombian university was built just a few years before the U.S. was discovered?

The guards are on every corner, but only for the presidential palace do you find such splendor as this.... And the military police below are all around the government buildings.

Things you see when your tour guide is cheap.

Plaza Paloquemao is the BEST fruit and vegetable market ever!!! That is a grapefruit... And the pics at the bottom are from my friend, the lady who gives us free samples of just about everything we wonder about...

And more of Parque Chicaque. The ten commandments are with an old stone altar, across from the mountain. We hiked to a waterfall, but it rained right as we arrived so my pics don't really show much.

The lake is actually just below the ministry farm, near the town of La Calera. It's man made, but it's gorgeous...

My Crazy Torre Loco Family

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart... This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek thy face, O God of Jacob... Psalm 24:3-6

Things from recent days

We have new friends - Ewmo, el osito, y la vaquita (who says "Rrrroww!"

This isn't every car in the house, but don't you like the "trancon?" - and in the front, note the favorite "buseta!"
And he has friends... lots of them.

And the last pic - well, I will just never get over how BIG Bogota is... and this is another perspective.