Update from AliDup and Embera Puru

One of my leaders (her name is J-Lynn) from my Panama Holiday trip in 2007-2008 works for Global Expeditions. She travels to the countries before the teams go and make all the arrangements for the trip. She traveled to Panama a few weeks ago to check out the villages and decide which jungle and island villages the Panama teams this summer would be ministering on. As it turns out, she had the opportunity to go to AliDup and Embera Puru. AliDup was the island village that I worked in and Embera Puru was the jungle village I worked in, in summer 2007. I was so excited when I heard that that is where she went. Both of these villages hold a very special place in my heart and I talk about them very often. I can still picture the people who I ministered to and can still name their names. When I saw J-Lynn’s pictures I got so excited. I recognized the places she was and the people. I knew where she had gone even before she told me the village names. I was so encouraged to see Pastor Reynold’s, the pastor of the church on AliDup, in one of the pictures and know that he was doing well. Here are some of the pictures that J-Lynn posted of the places I had been.
(Top Pic: The man on the left is Pastor Reynols, 2nd Pic: This is in front of the church on AliDup. I specifically remember the girl in the middle with the orange shorts. I think her name as Maria and she took a special liking to our Team Leader, 3rd Pic: The good old bathroom... it doesn't look like its been updated to much. The path seems to be a bit shorter, 4th Pic: This is Embera Puru. Up this path is the school building in which I stayed in. 5th Pic: This is the hut that I made jewelry in with some of the women in the village. This was one of the most unique and memorable experiences during my ministry time in Panama, 6th Pic: The Jungle Bathrooms have not changed... the door however appears to be missing :) haha)