Ecuador 7/19/2012 evening (Tyler)

Hey, Tyler Jew here, these past 2 days have been so awesome, weird, and wonderful! First, Our plane ride from Miami to Quito was so long! The free movies on the plane ride helped with the time and the free hot meal helped with the hunger. As we were landing all of a sudden we shoot straight back up in the air and find ourselves on the way to Guayaquil, another city on the route. All in all, we got to Guayaquil, waited for an hour in the plane, and finally got to Quito 4 hours late, that's ok though. Late pizza and potato soup shriveled our hunger from the hot meal on the planeride 5 hours before. We met our interns, Ana and Derrick, nice folks. Our second day was so much better, it started out with a long needed shower and a sunrise devotional. After a breakfast of fresh pastries, fruit, and chocolate flakes we were ready to seize the day. We went on a 5 min walk to a house. Scratch that, mansion, to help out with some stuff. Beauty is all I can say about the mansion. About 30 - 35 kids aged 2 - 16 who's pareNts were in jail would be staying there. Using my Spanish skills we helped separate And build a couple of bunk beds for the rooms wherE they will be staying. We also cleared the yard of debris, and some trees, with a giant fire, the ACAC way of course. After lunch we headed for a tour of Quito, Wonderful city. Our first stop was the Basilica, a massive church famous for its elegant sanctuary and stained glass windows. Long treks up stair, ladders, and across bridges let us discover all the Basilica had to offer. Sure the air was thin, we were dizzy, and the stairs were endless, but it was Completely worth it. The view was amazing, and the church was breathtaking. I actually got to sign my name somewhere where it will live forever, on the bell. Our Next stop was the giant Virgin Mary, she was special. She was about 75 feet and had wings. She was constructed of about 7000 individual pieces. We got home after a day of wonder and discovery. Let's hope the other daybs will be as great as these last two were. Keep us in your prayers for we will definitely need it. Thanks ~Tyler Jew