Arica - Chile!!!! When we came to Chile in 2010 for the relief work in the south, I met an awesome brother, Yoysson, and he invited me to his house waaaay up in Arica. I've just left Bolivia and I miss it heaps already but Arica is amazing. The amount of witnesses per capita is so high. A city with about 185,000 people, it has 23 congregations!! 1 witness per 90 or something. It's wierd because when we're preaching, they say hello to everyone on the street just about, because they're witnesses too. And every third or fourth house we don't do coz it's a brothers house. So I left Bolivia at 3000 - 4000 m above sea level straight down here to 0, it feels good. Strong smell of salt air and a good breeze all the time. Feels like New Zealand. Two weeks here hanging out with Yoysson, living with him and his family, doing the preaching. Went to the beach for the first time in 4 months and had a good, cold swim. The last couple of nights we had two parties in a row with two different congregations was really awesome. And tiring, especially if you've seen how much they dance. We did a little trip and went up Asapa Valley close to Arica and went to the meeting there where they have a group of Iymara. We stayed the night with a brother, Rodrigo, and went out field the next day in huge tomato fields and just about every other sort of friuts or veg. Having trouble getting used to Chile's sleeping and eating schedule. I'm not used to a siesta and they stay up super late. I've had an awesome time with these guys and I'm going to miss them!!!!

The COBE of the congo and his wife. They were specials in
 the South of Chile, Chiloe Island, way way back and they
were the ones who started the first congregation there.
 

Right outside their house.

Back in Chile!!! The scungiest dogs in South America

On the beach with Yoysson

Dinner with a few in the congregation. Lucia, Yoysson, Me, Lidia, Jose,
and Yasmine.

The hall up in Asapa Valley

Staying with Rodrigo and his wife, Eliana on the left.

Asapa Valley

Rodrigo

The size of the groups!!! Because there are so many
congregations, the territories are TINY. 17 maps and only a
couple of blocks each. The group is at 9:45 and we do street
witnessing till 10:30 and we meet at the map. Which gets
finished in one hour.

Brothers of the congregation

Yoysson's family. Maria, Lidia and Juan

Yoysson and I

The first dance night we had with the congregation of Asapa Valley

With the family

Half of us

The farewell for me in Yoysson's house. CHAU!!!

Yoysson in front of the hall.