Ecuadorian Snow!

Kyle calls it Ecuadorian snow, but in fact it is hail.

In the Andes Mountains of Ecuador there are two season (Summer aka the dry season and Winter aka the rainy season.) Summer starts about March of every year and goes more or less through September.  During the Summer months it rarely rains and it is very sunny.  Though the temperature never gets above 80 degrees it can be pretty hot at over 8,000 feet when the sun is right on top of you.

During the Winter months it typically rains every afternoon, but sometimes it can be rain for several days without stopping.  In the Winter the temperature is in the 70's but it often feels much colder (especially at night) when it rains. So far our time living here has been in the Summer.  However, a month after moving into a different house we were welcomed to the rainy season by  few days of heavy rain and hail.

When the hard rains and hail began to fall we learned our house has numerous leaks in the roof.   Workers came this past weekend and repaired the roof (we hope), but we will find out soon enough when another hard rain falls.  Chalk this up to another great cross-cultural educational experience as we deal with owners and workers to get the needed repairs.

For now we are warm and dry as we work at learning the language and the culture.  We pray soon, with God's grace, we will know the language and the culture well enough that we can help reach, disciple, and train the people, believers, and leaders of Ecuador!

Nickel & Dime Size Hail.