The Treehouse

In Bogotá

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Josiah
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This morning at the Bed and Breakfast that we are staying at in Bogota, we met a couple from France who are adopting a child from the same city that we are adopting Yerlys, Juan, and Jose from!  We quickly became friends and soon we realized we needed pesos (Colombian money).  They offered to walk us to a bank!  As we walked through the town, I got some great pictures of the city, it’s culture, and it’s architecture (I’ll share them with you later, along with some pictures of us traveling).  But as we walked through the city, a little girl came up to my dad and asked if he’d like to buy something from her.  I was sad that I didn’t have pesos then or I would have bought one of her things.  I just imagine her and her mom walking to town everyday just so they can eat.  It was a good reminder that not everyone lives like Americans do; lots of money, a laptop, iphone, nice car, and a big house to live in.  Jesus cares for these kinds of people, and He commands us to do the same. 

Okay, here are some pictures:

We saw a beautiful sunrise just as we boarded our plane from Rochester to Chicago.
Just as we left Chicago to fly to Miami, we had a good view of downtown Chicago.
As we were nearing Miami we flew right over the Everglades!
At the Miami Airport I saw my first real palm tree.
The Bogotá Airport was very busy.
This is our Spanish-speaking driver, Andres.
This is my bed that I made at the Adoption Family Bed and Breakfast.
This is my mom and dad’s bed.
This is our mini computer desk.
This is our bathroom.
This is the Bed and Breakfast living room.
This is where we eat our food.
This is some of the food we had for breakfast (It was very tasty).
This is a place where we can play.
This is a pretty garden.
This is a tasty dessert shop.
This was a little bird walking outside a little store called Exito.
This is outside the Adoption Bed and Breakfast. ¡Adios!

Comments

4 responses to “In Bogotá”

  1. Krista Marie avatar
    Krista Marie

    Oh, I just LOVE these photos! Thank you so much young man! I can't wait to show the kids your new posts. Love you tons!

  2. Krista Marie avatar
    Krista Marie

    From Bella: We loved the picture of the bird and desserts. It is so cool when you showed us the hotel, food, and beds! From Jacob: Hi Josiah! Can you show us a picture of where you got your new brothers and sister?

  3. Hannah Winters avatar
    Hannah Winters

    Thank you for such wonderful pictures buddy! It's so fun to get to see where you're living for the next month. It will help me visualize when I think about you!! (Which is A LOT) I hope you're having a great time with your brothers and sister as a new family. Lo

  4. Abby Wager avatar
    Abby Wager

    Awesome pictures! 🙂