Land Lubbers

So Uyuni.
Its a salt flat.
Gorgeous.
Also it was the next stop on our outreach.

I was personally dreading going to this place. I was just getting over being sick and had no desire to go someplace colder than La Paz.

When we got there I was not disappointed, it was much colder. However God did have plans as i referenced earlier. When we got there, we had just ridden on probably one of the bumpiest bus rides ever and frozen to death, it was also 6 am and no place was open. We had to fight tooth and nail just to get them to let us in. While we are standing outside freezing and praying to God that they will let us someplace warm, we are approached by a gentleman by the name of Geronimo. Geronimo owns the best place in all Uyuni. His restaurant  is warm and open early.

So after meeting Geronimo we ate there probably all four days we were in Uyuni. We found out that he was a christian and that God had put him in Uyuni and he was hoping that his place would be able to show God's love to the backpackers. He allowed us to have our bible study there, the afternoon after we had arrived. After that he allowed us to host a coffee shop in the afternoon for backpackers. We had wonderful conversations with everyone who stopped by and were able to share food and drink and good stories.

While we were there we were able to go on salt tours. So for two days we were stuck in the car with people who wanted to talk. We then proceeded to share our whole life stories, testimonies and hopefully impart a better image of the love of Christ to most people. God used drunk driving and flared tempers for good. He again showed us just how he is in control of any situation.

After that we headed out on a freezing train ride, not willing to risk another bumpy ride and adding another form of transportation to our list. We journeyed to Copa Cabana and were able to ride on a ferry. :) Copa Cobana was quite uneventful and we were only there for a day. While we were there we saw first hand the culture of Peru and Bolivia and how they had twisted Christianity with their own indigenous beliefs. Some of us hiked through all the shrines and the pilgrims who had traveled to visit La Pachamama/Virgin Mary statue and prayed over the town. The sunset we saw was amazing over lake Titicaca.

After this we headed out back to Cusco