First Impressions

Smoke Filled Air and Traffic Jam

Reality sat in as we deboarded the plane and walked across the tarmac.  Winter was in the air and our short-sleeved summer wear was just one thing out of many letting us know that we were not in "Kansas" anymore!  Customs was uneventful although we found ourselves to be the last ones checked through.  That's just par for the course for the Mast Family.  It was so good to see the Weinerts waiting for us on the other side of customs.  The guys grabbed a taxi and Nathan and I climbed into the Weinerts car and we quickly headed onto the highway.  

Protest

We hadn't gotten far before the traffic started backing up and smoke filled the air.  Awww, a protest was happening further up the highway as burning tires and people blocked traffic.   Police were all about, fully outfitted with large guns.  "Welcome back to Argentina," I whispered to Nathan.  Eventually we were able to move around the protest and continue on to the Weinerts home, passing 

Cordoba's Famous Arch

Cordoba's famous arch, representing entrance to the city.  After 26 hours of traveling, it was good to have our feet on solid ground and beds to lay our exhausted bodies.  Milanesas and lomitos were on the menu for that day as well, great welcome back foods after a four year absence.

Laura, Toy and Luz

The Weinerts run a residence for university women.  They currently have 8 residents.  Laura, one of our youth from Resistencia lives there, while Luz, another one of our youth from Salta, rents in town.  It was wonderful to catch up with these girls again.  Laura is studying psychology and Luz, English and missions.  We are so proud of these young ladies and their apparent love for the Lord.  We consider it a privilege that God gave us the opportunity to be their youth leaders, mentors and friends while ministering in Argentina for 20 years.  After 2 days in Cordoba, our next stop was Salta, a beautiful city located 500 miles to the north.