Bucaramanga

Reunion with former workers
We stayed with Marcia VanderLaan (3rd from right) in Bucaramanga. She also had Sandi Stirling (1st right) staying with her. Sandi also worked in Bucaramanga with us in the 1970's. As well Bill and Angela came to Bucaramanga for a few days. This was Angela's first visit back in several years. On the day that Bill and Angela arrived, the church choir (made up of a group of young people) came to serenade us. This is a quality choir. Several of the members are also choir members at the local university.

Church meeting

I had the privilege of speaking at the Easter Conference.

Showing of my skill at spinning tops.
There's nothing like getting out with the local kids and trying out a few new skills. (He was better than me!)

Market place in street.

Bucaramanga city.

Being built on a meseta (tableland) there is limited area for growth. In recent years old buildings have been torn down to be replaced with high rise apartment buildings. This has brought a lot of congestion to an already crowded city of well over 1,000,000 people. The city is hazy as, again, the problem is that it hasn't rained for months and the haze hangs over the area.