On the fourth Sunday of Advent, the workers and volunteers of the Franciscan Social Center shared the celebration of mass and some informal times, before the Christmas Break. Above are a few of us posing, the group includes a doctor and two psychologists (the three other women of the group!)
A group of about 60 people came together from all the different ministries, and took an hour ride to the Franciscan Retreat Center in Tarata. We came in a bus, the ambulance, and a few private cars. As you will see the Center has beautiful grounds.
Finally a frog! Though thankfully there wasn't a plague. He was located at the rock bordered pools with fish in the formal garden. We weren't sure if it was real or not and got pretty close, the people closer assured me that the frog was alive.
We played various games, and sorry, as one of the organizers, I didn't get very good pictures. I planned most of the games, but thought it wiser to have some one describe them in plain Spanish. Despite this preparation, some things morphed into the most hilarious situations. One being, I had only planned to get people into groups, animal groups by using the sounds they make. Well people thought that to be silly and just called out their animal names. In groups, folks were to create short skits with a lesson. What I didn't know was that my collaborator told everyone to do the skits using the animal noises!
Another first to see the fruit called tumbo here actually growing. (Rick hope you like the shot!)
This is the back of the church, seen from the retreat center grounds. This is where many locals go to church, the retreat center has it's own chapel. In the mid ground is an old fashioned well, which is no longer in use. Below is a view looking down from the center to some of the walking trails that are on property.
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