Hello my friends,

I am going to share with you a very short story That I wrote at 2am in Lima, Peru. I do not know what the whole meaning of the story is, but some of it is quite obvious.

         

Bubble Suit man

          Ripples in his thin polyester jacket started an earthquake in Lima, Peru, but only the microscopic insects Were disturbed by the jacket's ruffling. Did anybody care about These Microscopic Insects? The bigger predatory insects have a Relationship with the Microscopic Insects.

          The Microscopic Insects did not like the relationship, but They Also Recognized The Importance of the relationship. The MIs was willing to accept it, but maybe the bigger insects Could find a different kind of food. There are plenty of polyester strands That would suffice as a nutritional substitute for the bigger insects to eat.

          The Possibility of this type of relationship Might be narrow, but at Least the MIs Were willing to come up with solutions. Death is unavoidable for the some MIs Because the some of the bigger insects just will not listen, and it has Become a hard position for the all of the MIs to uphold.

          The Bubble Suit Man shook his jacket Extra hard this time. The Microscopic Insects and the larger insects all died.

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          Our connection from Lima, Peru to Santa Cruz was delayed at Least 3 hours, and the wait was emotional and spiritually awakening. We arrived in Santa Cruz, Bolivia at 6:00 am and found our way through customs 30 minutes later. The drive to the center of Santa Cruz was rough due to the condition of the roads and the manual transmission truck carrying That was us.

          The weather in Santa Cruz is much warmer than Bogota, and the vegetation includes a variety Greater partly due to the elevation differences.  Mennonite Central Committee The office is located in a small compound near the center of Santa Cruz.

          The red brick walls break up into three entrances closed off with iron gates. A bunny, turtle, and dog inhabit the space confines MCCs ¼ block. There are three buildings Within This special place, one building functions as an office and the other two are used as living spaces. There are many types of vegetation throughout the property: lime tree, mandarin tree, two mango trees, a coffee bush, and an old avocado tree. The turtle has many options to choose from for its daily meals. The mandarin and lime tree are in season, so I have Already had a fair share of mandarins. The mandarins distract me from the thin layer of sweat encompassing my entire body, or maybe it's the Coca tea.

          The hands of the groundskeeper at MCC are rough and strong, and I hope mine will Become as his in the coming months. The next few days will be spent in orienting ourselves with MCC Bolivia's history and expectations Along with getting to know our group better. Tomorrow we will be visiting one of the many Low German Mennonite colonies in the Santa Cruz area with a couple working for MCC. The couple is from the Buhler, Kansas area and They are finishing up a four year term. They have three boys and one girl few month old; They definitely bring life to this beautiful space.

          Hopefully the space is in our group will enable us intellectually stimulating conversations To Have That will help us grow spiritually, and give us strength to do the work God is calling us That to do. I should not worry about the next two years, but it Tends to be a lingering thought. I am super excited to start language study, and maybe That will soothe some of my worries. I will probably post a few pictures in the next couple days. Good Morning!