Yesterday we had our own little church at the hostel! It was election day here in Peru so churchs had to remain closed for the day! Elections are crazy here in Peru! Everyone must vote or they will be fined. They also have to travel to their hometowns, no matter how far away they are! some of these people have no way of transportation so i feel pretty bad for those living way up in the mountains!
After church, we broke out into our summer teams and went to lunch with an "expert" on our location! We went to Pardos with a lady named Liz (most upbeat, outgoing person you will ever meet)! There I was able to try cow heart and purple corn slushie! They were both really good!
Today we will be traveling 8 hours to Huaraz. Huaraz is a small town that is close to recuay! We will be staying in a hostel overnight and then we will pick up supplies and head out to Recuay! Pray for us as we make the trip! I am pretty nervous about the altitude change!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Day 4
Hey guys! I know I practically just updated about yesterday.. but computer time is limited! I have a journal that I am keeping and I will update all of that journal on here every chance I get!
So today had a cold start! The showers no longer have any type of warm water and it was practically unbearable... but yeah, i wont focus on the negative stuff! haha
After breakfast we had lots of sessions to help us! today was our last day of preparing! My favorite class today was the emergency survival class! One of the amazing missionaries serving in Lima came (with his precious daughter) and shared alot of tips! I learned CPR and what to do if someone chokes! I really hope I dont have to use that newly found knowledge while I am in Recuay... but if I do I am sure I will save a life :)
For dinner we had another Peruvian treat: empanadas! A group of us then left and went to a Christian bookstore a couple of miles through town! I really wish I would have bought a book but I have noooo more room in my backpack!
After that we got some gelato! Im really not sure but i think that gelato is italian.... So that pretty much tripped me out that Peru would have it... I know, I am weird!
Today has also been a great bonding day for the different teams! I MUST say... the Recuay team is the best team this summer ;) Nah, but we have gotten really close today! The girls are so encouraging! I really am blessed! We have bonded over dance and (Lynnlee and I) bonded over killing a massive spider in the bathroom! Did you know that even when you tear off a spiders legs, they will still crawl around! That was pretty creepy!
Oh well! I am going to SLEEEP! Hasta manana! :)
So today had a cold start! The showers no longer have any type of warm water and it was practically unbearable... but yeah, i wont focus on the negative stuff! haha
After breakfast we had lots of sessions to help us! today was our last day of preparing! My favorite class today was the emergency survival class! One of the amazing missionaries serving in Lima came (with his precious daughter) and shared alot of tips! I learned CPR and what to do if someone chokes! I really hope I dont have to use that newly found knowledge while I am in Recuay... but if I do I am sure I will save a life :)
For dinner we had another Peruvian treat: empanadas! A group of us then left and went to a Christian bookstore a couple of miles through town! I really wish I would have bought a book but I have noooo more room in my backpack!
After that we got some gelato! Im really not sure but i think that gelato is italian.... So that pretty much tripped me out that Peru would have it... I know, I am weird!
Today has also been a great bonding day for the different teams! I MUST say... the Recuay team is the best team this summer ;) Nah, but we have gotten really close today! The girls are so encouraging! I really am blessed! We have bonded over dance and (Lynnlee and I) bonded over killing a massive spider in the bathroom! Did you know that even when you tear off a spiders legs, they will still crawl around! That was pretty creepy!
Oh well! I am going to SLEEEP! Hasta manana! :)
Day 3 continued!
So we had a wonderful lesson yesterday on spiritual warefare! I know that the devil has been trying to tear our team apart by homesickness, physical sickness, and for two of our team members, nightmares. Yesterday after our session we went to wong... which is a version of walmart here in Lima. Mindy, our supervisor, bought a bunch of chickens! We got back to the hostel and, as a team, we had to completely cut the chicken up! Cooking is going to be difficult!
After we cut our chicken, on of my team members told me that she felt very faint. After taking a few steps she fainted! Scary stuff! Please keep her )as well as the rest of our team) in your prayers! Pray that we can stay healthy!
Going to learn CPR and the heim. manouver (spelling?)
Adios!
After we cut our chicken, on of my team members told me that she felt very faint. After taking a few steps she fainted! Scary stuff! Please keep her )as well as the rest of our team) in your prayers! Pray that we can stay healthy!
Going to learn CPR and the heim. manouver (spelling?)
Adios!
Friday, June 3, 2011
day 2 and some of day 3
So... Peru stays awake 24 hours in the day.... at least Lima does. These past two nights have been difficult because car alarms keep going off and people keep screaming! Yesterday we had many classes to help us prepare for the mountains. We learned about worldviews and cool stuff like that! The missionaries in Lima have been leading our studies and their insight has been super helpful!
Yesterday afternoon, once we finished our sessions, we walked a couple of miles to the beach! The pacific ocean is BEAUTIFUL! The water is clear here in Peru! We even got to watch some surfers do their thing! After, we prayed for our trips and then walked to Papa Johns for supper! Did you know that Lima had that? But yeah, it was great!
Today, we had a session on the Quechua people that we will be encountering and living with this summer! I am really excited to meet these people! Their culture is so different so it will take a while to get used to!! .... One thing that will probably take all summer to learn is that I cant look men in the eye. Apparently thats intense?
I just got back from lunch and that was an experience! We went to a legit Peruvian restaurant that serves traditional dishes and i must say that these Peruvians LOVE their starches! I had lomo santado which is a dish made up of steak, tomatos, onions, french fries and soy sauce. Its then poured over rice!
The rest of my day will consist of a class on spiritual warefare and a free afternoon (where we can leave in small groups and tour the city of Lima)! Adios!
Yesterday afternoon, once we finished our sessions, we walked a couple of miles to the beach! The pacific ocean is BEAUTIFUL! The water is clear here in Peru! We even got to watch some surfers do their thing! After, we prayed for our trips and then walked to Papa Johns for supper! Did you know that Lima had that? But yeah, it was great!
Today, we had a session on the Quechua people that we will be encountering and living with this summer! I am really excited to meet these people! Their culture is so different so it will take a while to get used to!! .... One thing that will probably take all summer to learn is that I cant look men in the eye. Apparently thats intense?
I just got back from lunch and that was an experience! We went to a legit Peruvian restaurant that serves traditional dishes and i must say that these Peruvians LOVE their starches! I had lomo santado which is a dish made up of steak, tomatos, onions, french fries and soy sauce. Its then poured over rice!
The rest of my day will consist of a class on spiritual warefare and a free afternoon (where we can leave in small groups and tour the city of Lima)! Adios!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Day 2
hey guys! Made it to Lima last night at 1130ish... I am super tired but I will survive! haha. Today we are having sessions to help us prepare for mountain living and witnessing to the people! I am super ready but I think it finally hit me that I wont be home for the next two months. My team is awesome! These girls seem like such great, Godly individuals!
To mom, dad, and davis= I miss yall and LOVE yall! Sorry If i cant update yall too often!
To mom, dad, and davis= I miss yall and LOVE yall! Sorry If i cant update yall too often!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Day 1: 330 am...
Today is the big day! Its a beautiful day today.... too bad the pitch black darkness is hiding it! haha. I am up and ready to roll! My first flight is at 8:45 this morning! I will have a full day of flying and will arrive in Peru around 8:45 tonight! I really dislike flying but I know I am in God's hands and he will keep me safe! Well, mis amigos... next time you will hear from me, I will be in Lima, Peru! Hasta Luego!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
My trip to PERU is less than 2 months away!!!!! HOOOORAYYY!
Man I feel like I haven't postedo on my blog in forever. I apologize! But I now feel the need to update on my trip!!! I just read my first blog post, that I put on here literally right after I found out I would be going to Peru this summer. It's funny because at that point I really didn't know ANYTHING about what I would be doing. God has really blessed me with a great supervisor in Peru that has been able to share a whole lot about the trip and what I would be doing!
So, to get started with the exciting information, I will begin by talking about the wonderful group that I will get to spend the summer with. I am a part of a 6 girl team. Please keep all of the girls in your prayers : Amber, Karen, Olivia, Jordan, and Lynnlee! I haven't met them all in person (because they are from all around the US), but facebook has helped out a WHOLE LOT! Last weekend, I was able to meet Jordan at our missions orientation. She is an amazing person and it was really encouraging to know that she is going to be on our team! Also, pray that there are some people on our team that can cook! We will be preparing all of our meals and (if you know me well) I am no chef!
There are no IMB missionaries in Recuay. The REAP strategy (which is the strategy of reaching Peru for Christ) is a strategy where churches in the US adopt a certain location. The church who works with Recuay is from North Carolina! Even though there are no IMB missionaries in Recuay, we will be working with a national! She is fluent in many different languages and she will help be our translator!
Where exactly will I be? Recuay is located in.... you guessed it....the mountains of Peru. When I realized that God's intent for my summer would be to spend it in Latin America, I thought about nice and warm weather (I LOVE LOVE LOVE the heat)... but God (who is quite a humerous God) knew that Peru meant cold and wayyyyy out of my comfort zone. It is around 10,000 ft in elevation (and for any of you who were like me and didn't know what that meant, it means that I won't have anywhere near the oxygen content that I have now). Elevation sickness is a HUGE prayer request.
What will I be doing? The whole trip deals with building relationships with the Peruvians! My supervisor sent me some really cool details about how we will be building those relationships including: washing clothes in the river with the women, teaching in the local schools, playing soccer/volleyball with the children, leading Bible studies, prayerwalking... etc!
I am so excited about this opportunity!!!! Hope everyone has a blessed weekend/week!!!!
So, to get started with the exciting information, I will begin by talking about the wonderful group that I will get to spend the summer with. I am a part of a 6 girl team. Please keep all of the girls in your prayers : Amber, Karen, Olivia, Jordan, and Lynnlee! I haven't met them all in person (because they are from all around the US), but facebook has helped out a WHOLE LOT! Last weekend, I was able to meet Jordan at our missions orientation. She is an amazing person and it was really encouraging to know that she is going to be on our team! Also, pray that there are some people on our team that can cook! We will be preparing all of our meals and (if you know me well) I am no chef!
There are no IMB missionaries in Recuay. The REAP strategy (which is the strategy of reaching Peru for Christ) is a strategy where churches in the US adopt a certain location. The church who works with Recuay is from North Carolina! Even though there are no IMB missionaries in Recuay, we will be working with a national! She is fluent in many different languages and she will help be our translator!
Where exactly will I be? Recuay is located in.... you guessed it....the mountains of Peru. When I realized that God's intent for my summer would be to spend it in Latin America, I thought about nice and warm weather (I LOVE LOVE LOVE the heat)... but God (who is quite a humerous God) knew that Peru meant cold and wayyyyy out of my comfort zone. It is around 10,000 ft in elevation (and for any of you who were like me and didn't know what that meant, it means that I won't have anywhere near the oxygen content that I have now). Elevation sickness is a HUGE prayer request.
What will I be doing? The whole trip deals with building relationships with the Peruvians! My supervisor sent me some really cool details about how we will be building those relationships including: washing clothes in the river with the women, teaching in the local schools, playing soccer/volleyball with the children, leading Bible studies, prayerwalking... etc!
I am so excited about this opportunity!!!! Hope everyone has a blessed weekend/week!!!!
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