International Latin American Youth Encounter 2017

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Pastor Cristian’s sons are soooo excited to be riding almost “shotgun”!

Pastor Cristian & Ethel

 

 

 

The send off from Santiago, Chile!  Our group of youth, pastors & their familes…

 

 

 

 

 

The beautiful country side

between Chile and Argentina

The Argentine flag welcomes us!

 

Many many kilometers of God’s beautiful creation…

 

 

This is the plan…

 

 

 

Waiting to cross into Brazil…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A LOOOOoooong wait!

But everyone had a great attitude while riding hours and hours on the bus!

We played cards… and hat toss… anything!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally…53 hours later we arrive at the Youth Gathering in Santa Catarina, Brazil!

 

We made it just in time for the opening ceremony…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The count down!

 

And the show began!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connie, Omar, Fernanda, Sebastian and Valentina bring in the flag of Chile!

 

 

 

“Una huasa chilena” with her pololo! A typical chilean country girl with her boyfriend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We did LOTS OF WALKING at the 6 day event….

 

 

A drank lots of “terere”…cold tea shared from one cup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And were encouraged at this HUGE gathering of Lutherans!

 

Celebrating 500 years of the Reformation!