St Andrews Church

Today was a laid back day as it was more relaxed. We woke at eight, dressed conservatively, had breakfast and headed off to take the subway to Retiro. From there we took a train to Belgrano, met up with Kate and Gerson, and walked the last few blocks to St Andrews Presbyterian Church. The hour long service was held in a beautiful old church and was entirely in Spanish.

The service was lovely and we enjoyed singing along to the song books, praising God in a differant language and being handed out flowers by children to welcome in Spring. During the sermon one elderly man kindly came to translate it for us.


After church we went to a Peruvian restruant and all had an amazing and very filling lunch of chicken, chips and salad.

Once we finished lunch we sat down in the sun with Kate and most of us tried Mate - a traditional South American drink which is a drunk out of a metal straw and a cup filled with herbs and boiling water that is passed around the group. It was definatly an interesting experience, some didnt like it and some did, especially Ben who later bought his own special cup from the markets which we spent a little time shopping after farewelling Kate.

The day was altogether a lovely day sharing time together and trying new experiances - especially in regards to the Spanish worship and Mate. It came to a perfect end with devotions and a wonderful dinner cooked by Caitlin. We have all really loved our time in Argentina but we are excited to experiance Peru. :)

xxxxxx Susanna