Antartida

So on this lovely day, we were able to wake up late and catch up on some sleep! We left the hotel and walked to the restaurant, while stopping at various sporting good shops along the way. We went to the same restaurant for lunch as we did yesterday. We ate our first meal of pasta on the trip, so that was a nice mix up compared to our normal huge slab of chicken or beef! It was during this time that we saw that our team had made its second debut in the local newspaper that featured some pictures and we assume it talked about the clinic we held yesterday, but it was all in Spanish so we can't be 100% sure. After lunch we celebrated some siesta with naps and just hanging out before meeting for a debrief and devo time. We were able to sing some worship songs that caught the attention of the elderly lady (who spoke no English) who helps run the hotel, so she came in and listened to our wonderful singing.  Our team then left around 5 to head to the government building in town. They held a press conference with the mayor of San Francisco for our team that was televised and helped spread the word of our team being town, and to draw attention to the clinic we will host this weekend. We were thankful for our translators especially during this time as Coach Brooke would probably have thrown out some German vocabulary when questioned in Spanish. We left and stopped at La Palma, which is a famous gelato place in town. It was delicious! We then changed quick into our uniforms and left for our late game, starting at 9pm. We visited the club we went to yesterday, CAAA. We played 3-30min halves. We shared the field, not only with our opponent, but also large cockroaches, and other large flying bugs, but our team crushed it and won 8-2 ! Everyone played awesome and contributed greatly to our win. Afterwards we ate some burgers and drank a lot of soda, as per usual in this country. Will gave his message and explained the importance of having a relationship with God in our lives, which led to great discussion between the teams afterwards. Their team gave each one of us a trophy and a t-shirt. They also gave coach a signed jersey from their club. We left pretty late and got back to the hotel after 1am, which explains why this post is coming so late! Overall we had another great day and are looking forward to working in the local schools tomorrow! Pray that we can connect and make an awesome impact to all those we will meet, and praise that that trip is going so well!
-Mattie Berger and Alyssa Sadorf