day 1

HolaHola

After a journey of just over 24hours i have safely arrived at Viña del Mar in Chile!
Flights were actually great, for once, so great that it is now 10.30pm Chile time and I am still up, with only a half an hour nap behind me since arriving in Santiago at 8am.

I am staying with Zelma and Exequiel, whose son Ricardo goes to my church in London. Their place is great, and right opposite the pastor of the church I will be helping out with. My room is 'chica' meaning sort of cute and small; their description not mine, but it fits.

Had lunch with Z+E after arriving and unpacking, and then at 4 went to the church to join in with the young people's saturday program, starting with going out into the nearby residential roads and praying for people which was so lovely. Met a girl who spoke no Spanish but had been living in Scotland for several years so got to pray for her in English which was useful!

Back to the church for the 14-19 year old's youth group, and then after that we had a small meeting for the 'jovenes plus' which is their new 20-30 group.

So all in all a pretty busy day, but hopefully I will be kicking the jetlag pretty well.

Trip is turning out just as I hoped it would so far. Everyone has been so welcoming and helpful. The spanish is a bit hard, as would be expected, but I'm excited to get better. I've got an itinerary for the next week which involves all sorts, so will keep you posted on all of that as it comes!

For now, buenas noches!
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