Easter Weekend

Where to start. With two days off in Peru we had a four day weekend. We went on a bus ride to a small beach city where some friends of ours are serving as missionaries.

Starting with 4 hour bus ride each way.

The beach was fun for all.


Tim, our friend, was in the kitchen a lot of the time and it was appreciated. We had incredibly planned and executed meals that we didn't know could be done in Peru.


Hannah, our other friend, and a shot of one of the few times we actually helped in the kitchen. :)

The beaches were beautiful. When the tide is high, this is an island. Tim, two of the kids, the dogs, and John walked around it, while Hannah and Heather sat with Michaela in the sand.


The kids loved playing with Tim.

Walking is how we traveled in town. Small town, not really too much walking.

Michaela getting some time being loved.


Josiah playing on the beach, his molers are coming in, this was one of the few times he was really happy.



The dogs of Tim and Hannah are a hoot. Taza (the white toy poodle at 10lbs) loves playing with Ellie the 160lb. that is right, 160lb. Mastiff.


Tim (with moral support from John) got this rat in the kitchen, we guessed 14inches with tail... I posted it Hannah!

Ellie the dog and Michaela the 3 1/2 month old, had some play time.
A little twister, with a 160lb dog?

This baby was born the same day as Michaela... you wonder why the Peruvians call our daughter- "Peeled" - it is endearing...



Most of the time was hanging at the house relaxing, with great food and even better company. Thanks Tim and Hannah!

Kid Videos

For you, Mimi and Papa and Nonnie and Grandpa!


Michaela's 3 month old noises.


Josiah is more expressive every day. Here are a couple examples of his stories.



Michaela - 3 months










Josiah


Josiah has started preschool 1-2 days a week and LOVES IT! ..wants to go every day.


Potty-Trained! Loves his Elmo underwear (Thank you, EGM staff!)


Loves "Biki" (Baby Mica), and struggles not to love her too roughly!


Is always a bit dramatic.



Eliana


She loves playing with her brother!


She loves her ballet class at preschool.


She loves the beach and all the dirtiness and adventure it provides!


She loves her friends at school!

Three Kids!


On our way to the beach!


Our friend Elita carrying Michaela Peruvian-style,
with each of the big kids carrying their own babies too!



This week I took a morning with Mica and walked along the coast.
Silence (a relative term), but for the sound of the waves.
Paradise for an hour!

Monday April 6th...

It was a long day... starting at 1130pm on the 5th, i got on a bus. At 6am i arrived in Huancayo, Peru. Picked up by Javier (photoed below) and taken to a bed to sleep. I slept for about an hour and then went with 4 new Peruvian pastor friends to eat chicken soup from a street vendor...for breakfast. Then we went for Juice. Then back to the office, where we hung out for about an hour before the others arrived for the meeting. At 10am i went to a 1 hour meeting with the Board of Directors from the Iglesia Evangelico Pentecostal de Jesucristo. That is the Evangelical Pentecostal church of Jesus Christ, I met some pastors from this denomination in Huancavelica and they connected me to their National Office . After the explaining the ministry they asked how they could help. They are preparing to find a Representative from their Denomination to recommend for the Board of Directors of EGM. God was there and in this. They see that we love their churches and love the children in their churches and want to support them in their ministry to children. I then went to the bus station at caught the 7 hour bus ride back to Lima. Arriving at home at 9pm. 23 hours... 18 hours in a bus, taxi or waiting for a bus... 5 hours in the city of Huancayo... 1 hour of a meeting... Incredible trip, Incredible meeting, Incredible future with this denomination, An Incredible God.


The Nacional Office of the Evangelical Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ.


Top left window is where i slept for an hour.


A pastor who is very interested in us coming to his church to train teachers.


Javier, the secretary of the denominational office and an asociate pastor at a church.

They were moving a couple sheep and them tied up and put on a Moto (three wheel motorcycle).
I thought it was interesting.