Sabbath in Chile

You would think that Sabbath in another country with another family would be different, but thanks to the Adventist culture that spans across the world it really wasn´t.

I woke up got ready, ate breakfast and emailed my friends and family to say that I was alive (the internet wasn´t working the night before). Than there was some rushing around the house looking for last minute items before leaving the house just before we would miss sabbath school.

We went to sabbath school and church. During church we had the local litte adventist school sing a song. My goodness it was awful! I however would not have it any other way. It seems to be a christmas tradition to have the local church school sing a song way off key. HOwever it was so cute and I loved it. Than the adult choir came up and sang ´hark the herald angel sing´and ´angels we have heard on high´ (remember this is all in spanish) and than the pastor did his sermon. A very normal Sabbath.

However during church a couple came in and they looked very American and I said ´hey look Americans´. Side note: here in south American they can spot americans like none other (except they think that I´m brazilian. Oh yeah I got more of ´are you from brazil? during churchI however didn´t get to talk to them after church so I was never confirmed in my assumption.

Tonight was also the church school´s christmas pageant. we went to it and it was wonderfully awful. Kids singing off-key, the bossy little girl making sure that everyone is doing their part (this girl was moving people in there proper places it was very funny) and the kids playing with the microphones. It was really christmas.
Afterwards they had hotdogs (real hotdogs mind you, in South America they haven´t really caught on to veggiemeat) and soda. I would just like to say I had tomatoes and guacamole in a hotdog bun, vegetarian pride! I saw the ´Americans´, but this time I talked to them.

They were from America (I was right!) and working for the Embassy. They went to southern and we talked for a bit. Something pretty cool was that the wife colporteured with one of my colporteur leaders way back when. What a small Adventist world.

Than I played ´Taca-taca´(fusbol) and me and my friend pink stomped everyone. I have never played ´taca-taca´ so well in my life it was so much fun. Than we came back.

So my first official day in Chile was nice. Relaxing and a good way to get in the culture. NOt so shocking since it was Sabbath and Adventists are so much alike where ever you go. I love Chile!