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Application Deadline: July 27, 2012

Trip Dates: September 8 – October 14, 2012

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Our desire to see Christ make public His dominion over Lima and Pucallpa has been answered in amazing ways.

Today after catching up on on some sleep, we headed off for some Peruvian “fast” food at Bembos. Their medium burgers and fries are about the same size as junior meals in the USA, and they don’t serve your drink first, you have to wait for the smaller-than-American-junior drink until the meal is ready. While we were waiting one of the team members passed out tracts until someone who worked there asked them to stop.

At the school we played human Foosball with all 72 high school students while Pastor Salazar talked to the professors. The game really helped break the ice with the students. Afterward we split up into three groups. Steven, Michelle, Ruth, and I talked to one about respect and attentiveness using examples from work (Pastor Salazar made a great horse). Gene, E.J., Adrian, and John talked to another group about commitment using the illustration of the three chairs representing hot, lukewarm, and cold. The conversation led to the Gospel, and Amalia, their translator, gave her testimony. Elizabeth, Brook, Katie, and Kat also used the illustration of the three chairs for the last group and talked about making important decisions such as choosing friends, watching movies, and where they are going in life. Kat gave a testimony about bitterness.

We let out early so we had to wait a while for the bus, but that gave us time to pass out tracts. While passing out tracts I met a Christian woman who is struggling with her daughter and was able to direct her to Pastor Salazar for more counseling. We stopped by a restaurant to pick up some Peruvian sandwiches, empanadas, and donuts, which we took back to the hotel and eat in Steven’s and my room. Afterward Pastor Salazar led a devotion from Deuteronomy 1:5 about not staying in our comfort zone, but fighting for the Kingdom of God.

Continue to pray that Christ Jesus will be praised by all we do and say.

Charlie Johnson for the team

In his navy blue Peru jacket, Charlie blended right in with all the students in their uniforms.

Getting everyone organized to play the game. It’s amazing what you can accomplish with a little Spanish and a lot of sign language.

Gene’s group

We’ve been able to spend some time talking individually with students. Sometimes it’s just about normal stuff like “Where are you from?”, “What do you like about Peru?”, etc. but sometimes it’s also much more serious questions like “Why do you talk about God so much? How do you know He exists?”

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Three cheers for a team that knows how to roll with the punches! We arrived in Lima last night around 11:00 pm. After collecting luggage, we met up with Pastor Antonio and took a quick bus ride over to his church where we left our Lima supplies and relaxed for a little while before heading back to the airport for our flight to Pucallpa. I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back in Peru!

After returning to the airport, that’s where the adventures really started. First, we had to do some fast maneuvering of lines to make it to our plane on time, including a run to retrieve a forgotten backpack (sorry Adrian!). Once on the plane, it seemed a good time for a quick nap. I dozed off, headed toward Pucallpa and looking forward to encountering one of those horizontal surfaces called beds. Strangely, when I woke up a while later, we were headed back toward Lima! What? How? Turned out the airport in Pucallpa was too foggy for the plane to land and we were returning to Lima to wait for better weather. How long are we going to wait? What are we going to do while waiting? No answers.

After landing, we found out that we would be getting back on the plane in a couple of hours for a retry. We eventually reboarded the plane with high hopes of reaching Pucallpa. Success this time! We landed and were instantly greeted with a blast of heat, humidity, and the sense of having arrived in a true third-world location. Thatched roofs and dirt roads are mixed in with paved streets and more sturdy-looking buildings.

We did finally find those horizontal surfaces and a welcome nap followed. Lunch and team training have filled out afternoon hours and the team is currently prepping for our 5-day kids’ program that starts tonight.

On with the adventure! More reports will follow soon as we get to know the people in this fascinating, remote section of Peru.

Elizabeth, writing for a very uncomplaining team of good sports

Brooke and Bailey, ready to take off from LAX.

Steven, Gene, and Charlie waiting around at the airport, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting…

The lesson team: Ruth and John getting ready for tonight.

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The Peru team leaves in less than two weeks. They are busy with gathering supplies and memorizing songs and verses in Spanish. Their blog will be starting soon!

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