This morning we all slept in for some reason but Tom took us downtown around 11 am to walk around and take pictures. We were looking for a couple specific places to purchase some maps of the city and a demographic study done by the government.
I found the exact map that I was looking for (a 8x2 ft. map of Antofagasta).
I took dad into the main Catholic Church for him to look around and observe the people worshiping the idols and Mary. Sad.
From there we went to the mall to gain some more information about what kind of stores were there. I bought a Chile road guide and a book about all about Chile specific phrases and slang."
Got back to the house around 2 and had lunch and then took a nap.
In the evening, we took a long walk along the beach and took more pictures. I got in the water a little bit (mostly running away from the big waves).
Tom and Connie Chapman have been great hosts and have been very helpful in gaining a better sense of cost of living details and ministering in this city.
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Follow the instructions from there. I hope this helps. Looking forward to hearing from you.
As for pictures...it is killing me to not be able to effectively post pictures until Saturday, due to the dial-up speed here. Believe me...they will come. Please check back, you won't want to miss them.
Thank you for your prayers and support for my family and my dad during this survey trip.
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From On Being a Missionary, ch 5: Making the Transcultural Connection Loving the people is not enough; we must also know and understand them. Yet we must go further than that; we must also understand their culture. If we do not understand the culture in which we are working, we will not be able to fully understand the people, nor will we be able to effectively communicate the gospel to them...which is our supreme concern.
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