hello friends!
i hope that this note finds all of you doing well back in the estados unidos! things are going great here at Villa Milagro. all of our flights went well, and after a night in the airport in Lima we made it to Cajamarca yesterday morning around 6:45 AM! we were greeted with some chilly weather, beautiful mountains, and the Larry Johnson and the gracious staff at Villa Milagro. after we packed up bags we treked through the streets of Cajamarca to Villa Milagro where Nancy de Diaz had a wonderful breakfast made for us. she fed us and sent us to bed to grab some shut eye. nobody put up a fight about that!!
after some rest we ate a light lunch and headed for the orphanage. it was a joy to see the children there. we took a couple of hours to go and play on the playground and on the soccer court with the children. we also gave them their "Christmas in July" presents of jeans/underwear/shirt/beanie baby. they loved this. our students did not hesitate at all to start playing and attempting to start conversations with the children. it was a lot of fun to see God move on the grounds of the orphanage!
after the orphanage we went to the top of one of the hills in town and saw a panoramic view of Cajamarca. this gave our team a good perspective of the magnitude of the city. after some pictures we climbed down the 'steep' hill and came back to VM. after dinner we were lead in our devotional by margaret herzfeld, then carlos (one of the missionaries at VM) explained to us the impact of Catholocism on the Peruvian culture and people. we then put our heads together and worked out final details for our VBS at the school today. we are expecting nearly 300 children. pray that God opens doors up for children to learn how special they are in God's eyes, and that He desires a personal realtionship with each one.
thank you for your prayers and e-mails of encouragement. all of your students are doing wonderful! we have a great team. praising Jesus for safe travel, healthy people, and His desire to use us to build His Kingdom! to God be the glory!!
3 comments:
Praying for y'all from the beach....
The Burns Family
That's awesome! I'm glad that all of your flights made it. I'm definitely praying for yall and that God would use yall to bless the kids and speak truth into their lives at the VBS. Unfortunately, i dont get to pray for you from the beach though...
Hey, I hope all is well and you are having a wonderful trip. God is blessing each and every one of you by your steadfastness and committment to him by reaching out and ministering. My prayers are with you and the people of Peru, that they will be reseptive and eager to hear about our awesome God. I hope you have a very safe trip. I enjoy reading the blog. I hope you are taking lots of pictures. (Miss you Colby!!!!!)
Many Blesings, Debra
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