Pachamama
Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2009 by Dwayne
Well, the Photos Page finally has pictures, sorry that took so long. I know, it was about time. Tomorrow, we are going to Huaytara. I didn’t really take any pictures in Santiago de Chocovos, it looked pretty much the same as Cordova. Except one thing, the Soccer field, which I should have taken a picture of because it was little tiny pea gravel, glass, and bottle caps. I didn’t not particularly enjoy this, especially playing keeper. My arms were already torn up from playing in Cordova. However, despite my attitude the turn out was awesome. We shared the gospel with about 80 people, which makes it all worth it.
There was one more thing in Santiago that happened. It was very crazy. They had a worship service for Pachamama, which basically is the goddess mother earth. At this service there were two male witches who made covenants with the devil so that crops would grow. I was asleep for this, but one of the missionaries explained to me what I had missed out on, and honestly I am kind of glad I did. It’s hard to believe that stuff like this would still exist but it does. There are so many people here who are lost in tradition and animism. It’s kind of scary too, just to think about witches and the like. Please continue to pray for these people.