My parents arrived in Chile for a three week visit. My father is currently doing a "pulpit supply turned interim" at St. John's UCC in Rosenburg, Texas. Since he will be writing messages to this congregation about his visit in Chile, I thought I might share his perspectives with you. Enjoy!
Shalom
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Report No. 1 To
our dear friends at St. John’s -I am not
going to send you a report each day, but I must tell you about our first day in
Santiago, Chile. After
breakfast at the hotel, Elena took us to the subway station where we caught the
train going downtown. The subway car was
full and when Yvonne and I stepped in the car two people immediately stood up
to give their seats. The exact same
thing happened on the way back to the hotel.
Elena explained to us that it is customary for people to get up and give
their seats to elderly people. Can
you imagine this happening in New York City?
At the main station down town we got off and Elena pointed
out that on the walls were large paintings of the most beautiful scenes in
Chile, snow capped peaks in the Andes, beach scenes, volcanoes and lakes. These extraordinary paintings look almost
like photographs. A Chilean artist was
commissioned to paint these and they are a wonderful exhibit in a subway
station for all of the people to enjoy.
We walked around downtown and went to the National Palace,
the equivalent of our Capitol, and since it was the day after the inauguration of the new president of the
country, a woman, there were guards still at the doors of the palace and the
red carpet where she and other
dignitaries entered still in place.
We caught a three o’clock
bus to ride four hours south on the Pan American highway to Talca, where Elena
lives. The bus was a two story luxury
affair with very comfortable seats and an attendant who served us light refreshments. The bus and the service were far superior to
that offered by Greyhound. Sort of amazing!
The weather is delightful.
I am thawing out. Pastor John
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