These were my last two days in Quito, which I spent with the Douces and at Casa Gabriel. Over the two days, I wrapped up my work and gave Phil a report on some of my ideas for improving some of the organizational aspects of Casa Gabriel. Spending time with the Douces was great. We played ping-pong, watched Funniest Home Videos, ate dinner together, and talked a lot... and one evening Phil and I talked for over an hour about a lot of different things... missionary life, religion and Christianity, family, and even politics. The second day Phil, the boys, and I played soccer for about two hours at the Alliance Academy. Great fun. I really felt the altitude (around 9,000 feet)... breathing hard but not feeling like I was getting enough oxygen. Eventually, I seemed
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