Dec Newsletter!

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I rescue kittens

This blog is a bit late, i.e. past news.. But it's better than never!

A few weeks ago I started a 'Ministry'. We called it 'Polly's Ministry' (there are a few photos of facebook).

It all began with "Josecito" - a beaaautiful kitten outside Church.

As I saw him, his brother and mother, all skinny, scavenging for food on the street my heart was moved to compassion. I rushed into Church to beg some scrap fat off one of the boys eating asado and ran to my kittens with the desire to give them some substancial nurishment. I felt good! But then we had to go to Consti to give out food to the Street people... and the kittens were left.

The next day, after receiving persmission to keep a kitten (!!!) we tried to find a kitten that I could adopt. No luck!

Sunday came and I went shopping with the Pastor's wife... and on transit what was spotted... A KITTEN! I rushed out of the car, snatched my lil' kitten, and hopped back into the car.

Nichole Josecita was mine.

However, it was not meant to be. After 2 weeks of loving care it was plain to see this was not going to work out. Just like little kittens do it had cause a bit of a riot: peeing on matresses (!) pooing on sofas... I THOUGHT IT WAS LITTER TRAINED! It was impossible for her to stay in the home any longer. So sadly she's now gone. But here is a photo, attatched with many memories. Enjoy.

P.S. So you know taking kittens off the streets here is generally fine - animals and pets aren't treated the same as in England, and there are many on the streets. So I didn't steal it from anyone, and I do not endorse stealing kittens off people... so don't do it! it's stealing!

Amor x x x

Christmas Service... La Cruz stylé!

It's all happening today! Photos photos and blog updates!

This Sunday at Church we had the 'Christmas-y' service. It was needless to say completely different from any other Christmas service I've ever been to... very La Cruz (The Cross) stylé.

Services last from 7 - 9.30 ish ... and this day the whole format was different - when is it not different at Christmas?

There were dances done by the kids groups and the youth dance group (they like their dancing in this church, especially hip hop)... a mime, a time when all the children seemed to be on stage at once (the littlest all dressed up as presents, and the older ones dancing in I think traditional bolivian costume? (I have probably go this completely wrong... haha)

And... as you can see by the picture above and below... a choir! Compromising the normal people who sing on Sundays plus special guests. We sang... kind of gospel style, haha. Kicking of our songs with Sublime Gracia (Amazing Grace) (only 1 verse... so I now know a verse in Spanish!!!) with some of us emerging from the congregation... dooo dooo dooo doo! next O Día Feliz (Happy Day)... and I'm sure we learnt more... but I've forgotten what we sang! Hahaa!

One of the funniest things about singing with the worship team is when they're told to do a song out of the blue, or the plans change (which always happens... ), as quite frankly I am not very likely to know the words... especially not off by heart! So I can be stood either miming words, singing in English, or doing nothing... awkward! Hehehe. I'll get it though!

We'll get there one day!

Blogs are harder to do than you think. Hahaa! So I'm not even going to attempt to make any promises about updating more regularly... just incase it doesn't happen! I don't want to lie!

Yes, it is December! And it's very sunny! A looooot of things have happened this month, and I shall attempt to fill in a few gaps in the next few days.

Today is looking to be a deightful day... it's not even 7 o clock yet but the sun is up, but thankfully it's not hot yet, just fresh.

It's almost Christmas (believe it or not! Even here!) and I'm staying with Niko and Kat until slightly after Christmas. So I'm currently in 'La Quinta' (the ex-children's home in which they and the DTS students - and some staff - live). I just tried taking a photo but my battery went. However I can find one from a few months ago...

It does however look extremely different now, being summer and all. I'll get a better photo soon obviously.

Nobody else is up yet on the whole Quinta to my knowledge as it is only just past 7 o clock. I will probably end up falling asleep in a few hours as I only had 2 hours sleep. I ate too late last night (chocolate brownie), tried to get to sleep, kind of did, but now have mild indigestion, so I'm not feeling too sleepy. (Interesting news that you wanted to know!) So I thought I'd get on with my days tasks... like doing a blog!

Yesterday we celebrated Niko's birthday! It was amazing! For lunch we had a massive asado - of which there is a lot of meat left over - and then in the evening we had a different group of people round for chipa (a special type of cheesy bread, with a certain flour, that Kat's nicknamed squeaky bread. If I manage to obtain the flour in England I shall make it for you, as it is gorgeous, and very simple to make!) and cakes etc. B.E.A.uuutiful!

And a picture is... here! Mid consuming asado!

Morning ramble over! Now off to do the next thing on my amazing list! I'm excited for the day!!!!!! And yes! Especially my siesta! I love being able to have a siesta occasionally ahhhh! :)

I love you all muuuuch! And thank you to all of you who starred in the videos my brother made, I watched them last night :) And was smiling a LOOOOOOT!

x x x x x