So that last post was a lie. We didn't actually end up leaving Miami until 10:45 AM the next day, which really sucked. We had a 17 hour delay. And we had been in the airport for four hours before that. Needless to say, I am done with airports for the time being. When we boarded the plane and prepared for take off for reals our pilot informed us that pretty much everything that could delay a flight did. Great...
It feels great to be home! After enjoying a delicious meal of in-n-out I took a nice long hot shower (sorry mom and dad for using so much water!) I have no idea what time I passed out but I didn't wake up until 6:30 the next day. I am so thankful for my comfortable bed and pillows. Last night was one of the best nights of sleep I have had in a loooong time. It's so good to be home!
Monday, August 17, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Painting Again!
Today we were painting the church in the morning again. This time with color instead of primer! So we decided to make it fun :)
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
8/10
8/10
Today we began the day with some construction at the church. Painting doesn't sound hard until you start to do it. We had to sand and put primer on which sounds simple enough but we kept having problems with paint peeling off and then we would need to start over or add something new. Plus we all had dust everywhere from sanding. It was crazy. I am really proud of how positive everyone remained. At times it really sucked but no one had a bad attitude. Everyone saw what needed to be done and got it done.
After lunch we went to The church in Ciudad Nueva and prepared for Semillas. Finally we got to do what we have been preparing for since last week. The kids were cute. I remembered that I don't really like kids so much so I tried to do more of the background jobs. Especially since I was already having a difficult time with communication. Kids have a way of being very blunt and I know I would get a lot of weird looks because of my gringo Spanish. It was fun to see the kids excitement over the program we had made for them.
Tonight I had a little time so I threw this video together. It's not the best quality but it will give you an idea of what we did today :)
Monday, August 10, 2015
8/9 Lunch
Today at lunch we had a table that held over 30 people. For lunch today we donned with the team as well as all of our host families. It was a really good time of fellowship. We had the opportunity to interact with our host family more. At this point in the trip we are all very comfortable with each other so it was fun to add them to that mix. They got to see us as we are and we were more willing to take risks with Spanish then we were at the beginning of the trip. These are the moments I want to cherish forever, good food and great people
8/9 Church
Domingo! Today we participated in the church service of the missionaries we are serving. Some members of my team helped with worship and some, including myself, helped with Sunday school with the kids. We prepared a lesson about the lost lamb in Luke 15. We had a story, a game, and a craft. During this time I feel like a could successfully communicate with the kids. I asked for things and they got it right away and I asked questions and they responded well. This was all in Spanish! I feel like the longer I am here the better I am comprehending the language :)
Sunday, August 9, 2015
8/7
Today we finally did what we came to do! We went out into the city and did a presentation to get kids to come back (or to start coming) to the after school program once their winter break was over. For the presentation we had games, music and dancing, a short Bible story with a skit, and a craft. We had about 30 kids from the community come to join us. It was really fun but also terrifying since I'm not a huge fan of children and i don't know how to verbally communicate with them.
Today I am starting to see myself comprehending a lot more of what people are saying. Hopefully by the time we meet with the kids for long periods of times I will have it down even more :)
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
arrived in Tacna!
After a full day of traveling we have finally arrived in Tacna! The missionaries and hosts are all so kind. Most of them only speak Spanish so I have never been so thankful for a required class in my life. I am not very good but I feel like I can slightly communicate. I am terrible at comprehending it though so when I speak and they speak back I feel awful when I can't keep the conversation. Pray that language will not be a barrier! Tacna is much more calm than Cusco and I am loving it. This country is so beautiful and has so many interesting characteristics. For example, they have tons of stray dogs! So many of them I wish I could cuddle with and take home with me, unfortunately touching them does not seem appealing to me as they have been roaming in who knows what. But it would still be great to keep one :) there is a stray outside my hosts home who they have lovingly named George. He's adorable! Tomorrow we officially begin our "mission"! :)
Machu Picchu Summary
Machu Picchu was incredible!!!!!! I see why it is considered to be one of the seven wonders of the world.
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I felt ill while at Machu Picchu. So I had to go to the medical clinic to get an IV. I feel much better now. :) although I felt sick, it was still an amazing sight to see :)
This picture is an excellent example of how deceiving pictures can be. About twenty minutes after this was taken I was napping on the side of the mountain while the tour guide told the rest of the group the history of Machu Picchu.
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| This is the view I had when I woke up from my nap. So gorgeous!!! |
I am so glad I was able to make it up to see this, if it had been any later into my sickness I wouldn't have made it. God is so good even in the midst of sucky situations!
These mountains were incredible! They were so steppe and tall, it was amazing to me how the Incan's could build on top of them and even live there. It was scary enough walking around it in my tennis shoes, I couldn't imagine walking there in shoes with poor grip.
I wish I could just sit there for hours and stare into the beauty of God's creation.
Seriously though, look at that! How can you not want to praise God for that beauty! There is no way beautiful things like that are coincidence.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Plane flights
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Departing to Peru!
In line to board the plane to Lima! We will be beginning our trip in Macchu Piccu then we will be heading to Tacna to do our missions work. We still are not 100% sure what we will be doing but it sounds like we will be spending the majority of our time working with children and their families in an after school program :)
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