Kingdom Hall Renovation

Because of my work schedule and taking care of an ill Mark, I haven´t really had much of an opportunity to share in the remodel of our KH. However, Saturday was my first opportunity and I had the privilege to work in the "bodega." Loosely translated that is the store room where all the tools and equipment are housed and where everyone signs in and out. It was a blast. I was assigned to clean all the ladders. I must say, that when I was through with the task, those ladders shined as bright as the top of the Chrysler Building. Needless to say, I didn´t shine much by the end of the day, but it was great to be with the brothers, sisters and construction crew.

At lunch I met Juan Carlos of the construction crew and he is from Guayaquil and has quite a sense of humor. He is constantly laughing and smiling and is a very pleasant fellow. He assumed that I didn´t speak Spanish, me being a Gringa and such, and started to talk about the foreigners. I responded in Spanish and he started to laugh. Then he asked me what food I liked best in Ecuador. I started to name off all the weird stuff i.e. guinea pig, fish soup, I even said that I like guata (stomach). He said that I was truly an Ecuadorian because he had never met a gringo that would eat guata. I definitely had his approval. He noticed that I didn´t eat all the rice. They give you a mountain of it and sometimes you just can´t put it all away. He said "rice won´t make you fat......only if you eat it." For some reason everyone at the table thought that was funny.

It really was a nice time and I hope that I will be able to continue to help out on my days off and, of course, keep you guys updated on the progress.