Travel Log Contents

January
	30 Jan	The final stretch
	22 Jan	Dropping Altitude
	11 Jan	Party Time
	1 Jan	We're gonna party like it's your birthday
December
	17 Dec	Machu Picchu
November
	30 Nov	Inca Power
	16 Nov	The wheels on the bus go...
	12 Nov	La Paz
October
	27 Oct	Altiplano Adventures
	19 Oct	Sucre
	12 Oct	Deep in the Earth
	5 Oct	Whiteout
September
	28 Sep	A Farewell to Chile
	20 Sep	Crackling Salt Cathedrals
	15 Sep	Trouble With the Law
July
	23 Jul	Surf's Up!
	13 Jul	Desert Trek
	7 Jul	Red Red Wine
June
	27 Jun	Santiago!
	21 Jun	Well I've been through the desert...
	14 Jun	Drag Race!
	8 Jun	A Few Days in Temuco
	5 Jun	Out of the Wild
May
	31 May	A Turning Point
April
	30 Apr	Survivors and Santiago
	6 Apr	Surprises Around Every Corner
March
	23 Mar	Rest and Recovery
	15 Mar	It's Still Raining
	10 Mar	Beginning the Carretera
February
	17 Feb	The End of the Pampas
	1 Feb	We sell our bikes and buy a car!
January
	27 Jan	Daniel Saws a Bull in Half
	21 Jan	The Towers of Pain!!
	11 Jan	Provincia de la Ultima Esperanza
	4 Jan	Feliz Navidad
December
	25 Dec	Adios Tierra del Fuego
	15 Dec	...and we're off!
	7 Dec	Not in Kansas Anymore
November
	29 Nov	Shakedown Ride
	7 Nov	Daniel in Utah
October
	28 Oct	Viva la Visa!
	21 Oct	BBQ Chicken and Leg Cramps
September
	23 Sep	Back to School
	11 Sep	Training Day: Philadelphia
August
	23 Aug	West Virginia Cave Trip
April
	20 Apr	100 Mile Training Ride
February
	15 Feb	50 Mile Training Ride
	10 Feb	Introductions

Dear Mom

Back to A Few Days in Temuco

By Daniel Lins - 2009-06-08

Hey Mom,

I know it’s been a while since I’ve written to you. Sorry about that.

This week has been such a blessing for us. We’ve been staying with Mama Zadie, and we made Empanadas! Check out the movie! She has beds for all of us, so it has been a real treat to sleep on a mattress.

Zadie’s daughter, Lorena, is the national director of missions here. We have hung out with her and her cousin Javiera a lot. She is like an older sister to me, and it’s been a real blessing to be able to talk to her. It’s been the first real chance I’ve had to talk about the deep things on my heart, since we left the US.

On Monday, we spoke to a group of seminary students at the local seminary. It was cool to meet some other people our age who are focused on ministry. We spoke about getting along in relationships, and how like 70% of missionaries leave the field because of problems with their other teammates. We’ve had a lot of experience with that stuff!

I remember you told me about the 3 stages of all relationships, and I wanted to say I appreciated it, and we shared it with the soon-to-be-missionaries.

1) HoneyMoon Stage – Everything is great.

2) The Change Stage – Everyone is ready for a change. People feel like they need to change churches, work situations, plans, or goals. They want a divorce, to break friendships. Also, people are not willing to deal with each other, to accept each other for who they are.

3) The Long Haul: Fulfilling commitments, accepting each other for who they are, not for who we want them to be. True Love and commitment are manifested with personal growth.

I remember that this gave me hope through our rough times, and the students really appreciated it, too.

Love you!

Daniel