Paraguay, Part VII

Our trip to the center of the city was wonderful; I had a chance to see the local handicrafts, and I was enchanted by the fine, multicolor lace for which the Paraguayan craftspeople are famous. We also saw local buildings, such as the Parliament building, the Governor's Palace, and a monuement to the fallen heroes of Paraguay. When we came back, we had a bit of a movie night, but I fell asleep in the middle of it.We resumed eating at the hospital today, which was delicious as usual. We headed out to new sites today, us with Pastor Vidal. The childrens' ministry was in a place right on the border to Argentina and so poor that they could not afford to have a bathroom in the facility. The children loved everything though, especially the puppets, which we had to do in real voice because there was no way to amplify the soundtrack from the computer. Because there was no other place to sit, I sat on the electronics bag. While I spoke, the bag fell from under me, and I though nothing of it.We drove past a very rich section of town to get to the preaching site, and I was amazed because they were the kinds of houses that would be considered nice in California, too. The actual church was very small, and only thirteen people came, but they were incredible kind and took well to us. One of the men was a singer and had heard of Faith First which surprised me. To my horror, when I went to turn on my laptop, there were cracks and ugly big black splotches on the screen. They are still there as I write this. I'm hoping it's covered in the warranty and that the warranty hasn't expired (mom or dad, could you check that, please?) and am rather annoyed, to put it mildly, especially since I have been planning on, no, counting on taking this computer to college. Everything is still in perfect working order except for the screen, so fortunately none of my data is lost. I just have to consider my amazing luck.As icing on the cake, I returned to the hotel and realized that I had left the adapter at the church. What a genius I've turned out to be, grr. Anyway, I hope that you have better luck in that area and as much luck in all the other areas in which we've been truly blessed--with the love and appreciation of kind people.