The last day we were asked to name one high & one low point.
The
Team building event on the last full day helped answer this question. The event
in the cold rain was both a challenge and a fulfillment of our work together.
The elements threw everything nature had to keep us from leaving. It was as if
the mountains understood that we were going to leave. After such a powerful
engagement with the people of Chuma, Huallapa, Luquisani, and Titicachi it was
hard to return to La Paz and prepare to travel home. The 64 kilometer bike ride from 15,000
to 5,000 feet, down fog draped roads, with car and truck traffic passing on hair pin
switchback roads, in the 3 to 6 degree Celsius temps was a test of our commitment. The lower one half was a gravel trail, under waterfalls,
past jungle flora and fauna, was even more wet, but warming in sharing the experience
of this exciting and enriching team builder trip. Sharing dinner with the these friends at the end of this
trip and the final last day completed the mission of brining hope to others and
finding an inspiration among ourselves in the shadow of these mountains and the
warmth of these people. The last leg of the bike trip was on the same road biked
that morning. Going back over the pass through the Andes' divide finally the
fog lifted as if as a veil to disclose a panoramic view of a series of
waterfalls.
It was as if the Mountains were weeping at our going.
PSALMS 19:1 - The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shewth his handywork.*
* PSALMS Passage contributed by Team member Andrea Hair - Last Sun Rise
Claudia, the Friendly Horticulturalist in Luquisani
( Photo by Preston Jazen)
( Photo by Preston Jazen)
A new Plum Grafted on to a old peach
Understanding of scientific methods
Using ancient techniques.
by people of a very different culture
Able to accept outside help
To utilize everyone's skills and abilites (Photo by Preston Jazen)
to build a church (Photo by David Cachi)
The Team's Volunteers - Dragon Mountain pass 13,080 ft, Lake Titicica overlook (Photo Charlotte Crosland)
Making sound investments in their future
A land of light traffic
With Roads to the Clouds
The Trip Home
Exciting Last Day
People from far away
Ready to take on the cold drizzle below snow cap peaks of the Andes
The fog, snow, drizzle and curves - all down hill (Photo by Steve Hesslink)
Limited guardrails
No turning back!
Beautiful small Waterfalls
And Spectacular waterfalls as the
Juan's Waterfall
Not a Time to act your age
Fellowship Break
The Australians
To the Beauty of the high jungle.
A Orquidea flower found on a tree climbing vine.
Preston
and just more and more to see
Self
Rare guard rail
End of the Trail
And this time she let him Book It!
Little grass hut over looks the valley
Hotel Gloria in Coroico Bolivia
Just two ways in to the resort.
On a bike 64 Km down the manic hair-pin, 3200 meter drop, mountain trail -
or
The La Paz two hour bus ride
Fellowship
Mountain Lllimani watches
Airport above La Paz
State
Sponsored commuter transportation (photo by Preston Jazen)
State Sponosred Soccer Fields, Schools and Medical Facilities (photo by Preston Jazen)
And the Mountains Wept
(photo by Steven Hesslink)
Waterfalls fed by a Spring Snow Tumble Hundreds of feet down a Andes Mountain
It was a sorrow to leave
The last leg was out of St Louis Airport to Cape Girardeau
The Lord is my Co-Pilot
Leaving
St Louis
From the Co-Pilot Seat
Take Off!
The City
Stopped by ground the guide
Cape Girardeau
