Incuyo

We got here at 4am on Sunday and we're leaving at the same time tomorrow morning, so I need to make this quick so I can catch some "Z"s. This town has been pretty awesome. I met some cool kids during my first few waking hours here, and every day I've met more and more nice kids. The team in this town has done a lot of very good work here. They've seen a lot of salvations and the whole town knows why they're here. They have Bible studies at night during the week, and a lot of kids show up. We've been a part of that ministry, as well as doing our skits, puppets, and songs in three different schools. This pueblo is the furthest south we've been to so far and it's way up in the mountains. In case you've forgotten, it's also winter here. All of these facts together equal "hace frio", or translated, "it's cold as crap here at night". We're a couple miles from the peak of a snow-covered volcano, which provides awesome views. Don't worry, it has erupted for a couple of years. The name of it is Sara Sara. We've wanted so badly to climb it, but it would take all day and we're only here for a couple/few days. Anyway, we've had some really sweet ministry opportunites here. I've also gotten to play soccer with kids and adults for the past couple of days, now that my ankle is usable. Yesterday we made guacamole with some avocados that a family gave me. I made it just like we do at home, Mom and Papa, and it turned out perfect. I wound up eating an outrageous amount; I didn't want any to go to waste. We also had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the same meal. It was seriously one of the most satisfying meals I've had while in Peru; I was on the verge of buitriendo (puking) after the meal (we also had Peruvian cheese and crackers). I feel like we've made good use of our time here and that we've been a positive part of multiple lives here. A ton of kids showed up for Bible study tonight, and it was awesome! The village team has even found a group of three young men that might be able to be the leaders of the church/ministry after the missionaries leave. Brandy and Ivan are the team here, and they only have 9 more days to accomplish all they want to do here, so they could use prayer for that. As I said earlier, we're gonna catch a bus at 4am tomorrow, and hopefully we'll make it to our next site, Marcabamba. There is supposedly a country-wide tranportation strike going on, so that's why I say "hopefully." I'm going to miss the hole-in-the-ground "toilets" here in Incuyo, but maybe they'll have the same in Marcabamba...

Nahum 2:12