Church this morning was fabulous. Lots of college students, 2 other visiting mission’s teams besides us and great fellowship among believers. Then, of all things, Chinese food for lunch! Apparently there are big Chinese communities in Peru and great Chinese restaurants throughout the country! The rest of the early afternoon was spent at the Incan Market with some serious bargaining and Peruvian treasures that needed to be had.
The best part of the day was at Doris’ home, the Swiss woman that owns the Refugio we visited yesterday. She has 11 adopted children all under the age of 11, with a set of triplets and a set of twins amongst the group. We brought new shoes for these 11 and the 5 at the Refugio and lots of candy! Her home is wonderful and perfectly set up for children. We played with them, broke bread and took lots of pictures, all of which were a delight for them to see. It was amazing to watch the men on our team laughing and playing with mostly a preschool audience and the kids really connected with them. Running around the playhouse, throwing balls in and around the ball pit, it was priceless.
It was then getting close to the Super Bowl hour and Christen suggested that we try to get to a sports bar to watch the game. The football fans in the group were overjoyed. However, by the time we arrived at the venue every American in Peru had already arrived. It just so happened that one of the YL team was meeting us there to drop off some photos and he invited us back to the home of the YL Activity Director for tacos. What a treat that was, to spend the evening on the roof top of a Peruvian home, watching football and visiting with some fabulous Christian brothers and sisters!! During half time some of the girls escaped to drop off the remainder of the surgical masks to the Govt. orphanage that we prayed for last week. The quarantine should have been lifted early in the week but 4 workers came down with H1N1 while we were gone. This new development will now extend the quarantine to Feb 21st. It’s been a month since anyone has left the building. I take that back, 2 workers left early on and were fired for abandoning their jobs. When we asked what else they might need, they requested some fruit. The food rations they’re receiving are filling their bellies but it’s also stopping them up. Something some of us would love to experience at this point! So, tomorrow we’re going to one of the open air markets and buying up their entire stock of papayas and mandarin oranges to deliver by lunch, thanks to WestGate’s generosity!
Tomorrow is our debrief day at a resort close by. Swimming, lunch, praying and getting are minds wrapped around all that God has done on this trip. Please pray for our travels home, and pray for the Govt orphanage as they continue their vigil.
See you soon, Cindy
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