A taste of California

This month I was able to have a little taste of California to keep me going down here :) 1st I was able to go visit Janel and Joel in Futrono which was so nice and encouraging. Even got to help one day tearing down a house on the site where they're scheduled to have a KH built around April.

After that I headed to Santiago to pick up Jenny. We went to Vina 1st and visited the English congregation which is always a boost...they have a congregation of 30 something publishers and 21 pioneers, so there's a very good service-spirit. While there a couple of fleshly sisters from Florida invited me to come live with them for a little bit which I feel like is a blessing from Jehovah.

Then we got to go to the "Safeguard your Heart" district convention in Santiago with the congregation from Donihue and returned there afterward to show Jenny a taste of a smaller pueblo. One of the days we went to see Bethel...had quite the adventure on the way. Got into a little car accident and then once we arrived in Santiago all the local taxis were taking the day off for Christmas so we ended up just catching the last Bethel tour of the day.
Now Jenny's up visiting friends in Peru and I've returned to sunny Vina on the coast. That's the latest from down here :)

Argentina and Back

                                                       
So I'm happy to say that the KH in Coinco was completed successfully and turned out really beautiful.

It was also a special treat to get to meet up with Steph and some friends from California...a very encouraging visit even though it went by way too fast.
Another treat was going to Bariloche Argentina to extend my visa. It was fast too but we got to relax a little and have a lot of fun.
Things continue to be very busy, but I wanted to at least be sure to give a little update with the main highlights :)

Construction in Coinco

  All has been going well...just extra busy with the KH build in the neighboring town of Coinco. We've been trying to go help as much as we can and it has made time fly by! This Saturday the majority of the construction group will be heading to their next build, a town in the far south called Hornopiren.

We are entering spring here, so the weather has been nice and we've able to do a couple of hikes....really pretty.
We also had the CO visit and went to the special day assembly which was very encouraging. 
They're having local elections here so the streets have been full of propoganda, some of the canidates are pretty intimidating-looking (please see pic :) ).
That's a little mini update for now!

Homeward bound...

 So a lot has happened since I wrote last. After visiting Janel and Joel I got to go to a Kingdom Hall build semi-close by to them. Then I had to leave the country to extend my visa and decided to go with Vanessa to San Martin Argentina. It was a very cute town, the architecture makes it have a European feel...even the accents sound different than in Chile. After that we headed back to Donihue and got to visit with the friends there.
Then I made an impulsive decision to see how flight prices to the US were and they weren't to bad. So I decided why not and came home :) It was a packed month! I got to catch the District Convention in English...even getting to hear Bro Splane there which was a special treat. An exciting construction project in the area was the Hmong translation center (it's like a mini Bethel) so I got to help a little on that. And then we got to relax up in Tahoe which was amazing! It was so nice to get to see and visit with a lot of the friends and of course with family...it just seemed to go by in hyper-speed though!
I arrived safe and sound back to Chile a couple of days ago. I'll try to keep you updated on how my new adventures go :)