Camp Kewina

 

      Anyone who knows me knows that I love to camp.  However, whenever I did that in the states it was always warm.  I have never done winter camping before now.  I am so grateful we were in cabins even if the cabins had no warmth.  They did protect us from the elements.  I was in the cabin with the five and six year olds with four other ladies.  They were so cute and the ladies so nice.  It was too cold to shower, but at the same time it was too cold for me to get sweaty.  It did amaze me how the Bolivians did shower. 
     At times it seemed like the cold had no affect on them at all.  At other times, the small children would cry because they were so cold.  I am too old be on the top bunk, but I was because we were afraid that the small kids might roll off.    
      We were there only three days.  We had around 120 kids there from four different organizations.  Due to blockades, it took all day to get there the first day.  My kids only had time to do archery, a devotional, and eat before bed.  The second day, I was not with my kids because I was in the kitchen for the entire day.  It is amazing how long it takes for feed about 150 people and do it all by hand.  For about an hour, I sat on a log stump and diced green beans.  It is a little harder for me because I did not grow up doing these things and I am a bit taller than the average Bolivian, so I had to been over awkwardly.
     The third day we packed and cleaned and went hiking.  In Kewina there are more trees, so it felt like I was hiking at home.  I am unsure how high we were, but the camp it higher than the city Cochabamba, so by the time I got to the top I had a slight headache.  We had all the kids, so it was a new experience to be constantly taking care of others.  I usually get to just be free when I hike.  This trip I usually had a child on each arm to help or keep balanced.  Or I needed to position myself to help them on a particularly difficult part.  They thought I was strange for not getting a walking stick, but I have never used one because it takes away from using your core to stayed balanced and wears out my arms more quickly.  By the time we returned my arms were still tired.  It was my favorite part of the whole trip.

"He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.  Listen!  The Lord is calling to the city- and to fear your name is wisdom- Heed the rod and the One who appointed it."  Micah 6:8-9