Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Friday
What a great day! We took 15 kids from the orphanage to the Lima Zoo today - after an hour bus ride (are we there yet?) we walked through the exhibits which were styled after the Peruvian land (Amazon, desert, highlands, etc). The top three animals were the penguins, the tigers and the lions!
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Peru Trip
MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF PERU THE NIGHT WE ARRIVED AND THE FOLLOWING DAY: how in the world can this many people survive in this arid, barren land where everything seems to be shades of brown, with a small oasis of green on rare occasions. You would certainly have a struggle prospering in a land […]
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Thursday
After worship and devotions on the beach this morning, we had ate breakfast and headed off to Hannah’s. Ron, Keith and Willmer, our Peruvian brother, finished the installation of the three toilets and three sinks for the pregnancy center. Kate finished the inventory of the medicines, vitamins, and clothing that has been donated. […]
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Wednesday
Started off the day with b-fast at 8am…dos eggs, bread and oj…yum! Followed with prayer led by Fay and singing with the aide of Fay’s I-Pod/speaker gizmo. A short trip made shorter by Ricky to Hannah’s. Efforts today focused on installing some plumbing fixtures in Hannah’s Home, assembling some trusses for […]
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Meeting Abels’ Family
After deciding to sponsor a Compassion child that morning, I was then being able to meet him that afternoon. I was able to see the love that he has for me, even though he had never met me. It was an incredible experience. The language barrier was broken with love. I want […]
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
A Lesson in Joy
Feb. 18, 2008 Chincha Alta, Peru: Our hodge podge group of brothers & sisters for Christ were honored with a lesson of love & joy of life today. Chincha was near the epicenter of the Aug ‘07 earthquake that devastated many towns here. The destruction at Pastor Desis church (Iglesia Emmanuel) and Compassion school was extensive. […]
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Photos = work and play
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Worship service
Click to view We arrived at Eglesia Pentacostal Missionary church promply at…well, in time for church. We were the only ones there. The Pastor, Jorge, and his sister Gabriel said that we would begin. We scattered ourselves among the chairs and benches. No sooner had we gotten comfortable, than a busload of Canadians (from Samaritan’s […]
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
We are here
We arrived in Lima last night an hour later than expected, due to tornado warnings in Houston. After collecting our baggage, we drove to Punta Negra and crawled into bed at 3:15 this morning. In a few minutes, we’ll have breakast and head to Pastor Jorge’s church for worship. Afterwards, we’ll head to lunch at […]
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
One of our projects
One of our projects is to paint the inside of the sanctuary at Emmanuel in the village of Chincha. This sanctuary was badly damaged in the earthquake last August, and a mission team repaired the walls two weeks ago. Here’s a picture of how it looked last April, before the earthquake. This […]