So to all those asking, yes, we made it to Ecuador! We're sorry that we have not been able to post any sooner, but we were just able to finally get the internet today, so from now on we should be able to update this blog more frequently.
We arrived in Guayaquil and were greeted at the airport by our friends Romero & Kristine who also serve in our congregation in Tambo. They brought along with them 3 others from the local congregation in Guayaquil. The brothers had their own vehicles and were so kind to pick us up at the airport at 12am so we wouldn't have to take a taxi.
We stayed our first night at a local family's home. They live in a "nicer" part of Guayaquil-at least safety wise-They have a guard on watch 24/7 and their community is completely gated. Guayaquil is known to be a very rough, crime ridden city, even to the locals, so the brothers wanted to make sure we had a safe place to stay.
The family we stayed with have two children-17 & 15 yrs old. Paul, the oldest, is a Senior in High School so he only goes to school one day a week,thus he was able to tell us a bit more about Guayaquil and enjoy breakfast the next day with us. He knows a bit of English as well so we had some "Spanglish" going on. :) He also is a great pianist and welcomed us with his own versions of Adele & Billy Joel to name a few.
Here are a few photos of our short time with the family:
Breakfast time usually consists of fresh juice, fruit and bread
With Paul & his mom
Final photo with the family, getting ready to go the bus station
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