Sonntag, 10. März 2013

la iglesia

My first week in Arequipa is almost over! Unbelievable! It went super super fast! I'm really enjoying my time here and I think Arequipa is a ciudad muy hermosa! I love the weather, the people and the whole atmosphere here. 

Today was Sunday, so I decided to go find the church building. Last night my auntie was so good to take me up to the adress, where we thought the church was located. Well, we found ourselves in a little alley in front of a locked door. 
So anyways, this morning I decided to walk up there again, to see if the door was open now. Though when I got to number 125 it was locked again. I looked up and down the street - nothing, no people anywhere. I assumed, that since church starts in 10 minutes (which means at 9.30am) and there are no people walking up or down the street anywhere, I must be in the wrong place. 
I had a little prayer in my heart, that I might still be able to find the church, since I now gathered ALL my courage to go there in the first place. 
A little dejected I turned around to walk back home. I just thought, that next Sunday I will just try to find another church building. 
I only walked down one cuadra when suddenly a Sister Missionary comes around the corner. YAY!! I was so happy!
She was accompanied by a young single adult. They were super friendly and they also showed me the church building. It wasn't to far from where I was in the first place!
 
So I had a good time at church. I understood at least some of what they said. 
Also when I walked in, there were to elderly men sitting in the very back. The Sister Missionary said hi to them, so I did likewise. Haha, all the sudden these old men got really excited. Later on I realized why - I think I am the only non-peruvian in that ward. 
So this YSA lady was super nice and she would repeat things for me like 10 times. This was my frist real time of having to speak JUST Spanish - cuz no one spoke English.
But they were all super sweet and patient. I might even join the YSAs this week for some event (haha - didn't quite understand what it was all about).
So yay- found my ward - I'm happy now!

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