chaos in London

hey all,

i was preparing to blog a wonderful entry about what i've been up to, but i think it's necessary to pause for a moment, and highlight the "London Transport Blasts" as the BBC calls it. james came in a bit late this morning informing me about another al-Qaeda attack on London's Underground Subway. tune into BBC to read the story and watch live newsbroadcastings from London. the CBC has some good coverage as well.

this is just absolutely shocking, and goes to show that however much effort the US and anyone else tries to "get the terrorists," and comfort citizens that "we've got Osama," that al-Qaeda is alive and well, and on the attack.

what do you do in a situation like this? this, being the second hit on a metropolitan area, what will be next?

*sigh*

here's the rest of what i've been up to:
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i've spent the past couple of days doing A LOT of internet stuff...and helping to finish and launch the new hcjb.org website. it's been a lot of fun, actually, and i really enjoy the work here. i enjoy the tedious tasks because i know that it has a greater purpose as it communicates to everyone how God is working throughout the world, and how one can be involved in changing the world. i've used a ton of programs such as Mambo CMS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, etc...and love it.

i had lunch the other day with Gaby Viteri (the friend that i met when i went to Tonsupa in the same car) and she is awesome. she's been such a sweet gal, and actually goes to the communications school here at HCJB. she works at Hospital Vozandes writing content for the website, and also does youth work at her church. it's neat to meet peers here in Ecuador, and im blessed to have her as a friend

over dinner the other nite, i found out that Christina Aguilera's father was actually born in Ecuador, so i guess i wasn't so far off :P

i've gotten to know the Aguilar family much better in the week that i've stayed there, and really enjoy their company and hospitality. we're going to have another spanish bible study this evening and i hope that i can understand more this week :) a woman from the study, Carmelita, made me a blanket and a pillow!! i thot that was so sweet of her.

i think i had more to say, but i can't remember...

ok, back to work!

love you guys!

dL

**** oh yes i remember what i wanted to say now... this week, we're having a "spiritual emphasis" conference so we go to talks during the morning...but what's cool is that before the talks, we have a time of worship in spanish! although at first i barely understood the words on the powerpoint, i soon found myself singing along and then understanding! we even sang "great is thy faithfulness", "how great thou art", and "the power of your love," in spanish! the worship leader is really cool...he's JAPANESE, but born and raised in ecuador so he speaks perfect spanish, and also english...and apparently plays 50 different instruments. his piano and guitar playing almost brought me to tears it was so beautiful. ****