Dunsmore Visit

Dennis and Sandy Dunsmore came down for a visit in May.  They have been friends of Chad's family since their days at New Covenant Fellowship.  They now live in Florida and are always eager to travel.  Sandy should be named the "Queen of Cheap Travel!"  She is always on the hunt for cheap tickets somewhere.  They LOVE to travel and have visited 30+ countries!  We are trying to recruit them to come down and work - Sandy is a teacher and Dennis is a doctor.  We could use them both here in our small community!  We had a great visit and can't wait to see them again....SOON! Here are a few pictures from their visit. 

Baños

Notice the cable cars in the middle of the ravine....and the one below.

Shopping in Otovalo.

Freezing in Quito!

The dique in Shell.

Chad took them to Tiweano for a tour.

Dewy praying for Chad.

Dennis shopping in the jungle!

Our little family in Shell.

It's always fun to see photos from friends that visit.  You forget that some things are odd....does your meat arrive at the market like this?

I'm not sure who this is!! 

Radio Installation

Chad was recently able to fly Juan, one of our avionics technicians, into the jungle to work on a radio system.  MAF has more than 60 radios in the jungle.  Not every community has a radio, but there are radios nearby most communities.  They just might have to walk a bit.

I'm not sure if he's getting enough to eat!

Solar panel for the radio

Shell Parade

Last weekend was the annual "Shell Days." Nate Saint Memorial School (NSMS) is usually a part of the festivities by participating in the parade. This year we were not involved, so I thought it would be fun to take the kids to just watch. Well, maybe we'll skip it next year! Let's just say there was waaaaaay more skin showing on waaaaay too many girls than we would've liked! Even on the little girls. The sad part is that it wasn't just one school group that had tacky costumes, it was the majority. The clincher was when a float went by with a naked young lady that was covered in a painted design! Watching my friend Margie's face when she got her first view of her was priceless! What an interesting cultural experience! Here's some more tasteful pictures...thankfully Chad didn't take any of the naked lady....sorry :)