Well, this was a different week... kinda.
We rode in the front of a truck carrying potatoes, livestock, and who knows what else on the way to Santiago. I sat next to the colegio (High school) math teacher and in front of a Peruvian missionary. RANDOM! Well, I had great conversations with both of them over the 7-8 hour bus ride. At one point the missionary, Pedro, and I were sharing our testimonies with each other, when Karin, the teacher, turned around and told us that our convo was very interesting. (Everything is everyones business here!) It was great though, because that gave Pedro the opportunity to share Christ with Karin. I saw her twice in the village after that, and introduced her to two girls who are on that village team.
We performed at the jardin (kindergarten), primero (elementary), and colegio (high school), and were well recieved by all three.
We didnt have a village team for the first two days. We found out when they showed up that they were in another village and werent expecting us until later. We dont know how that miscommuncation happened, but it was nice because my team took our day of rest... we watched movies and lounged around the hostel. :-) There are six people on their team, and four of them went back out to another village hours after they got to Santiago, but thats okay... we got by pretty well on our own! (I mean, who can resist puppets, songs, and dramas?!?)
I met several of the kids in the village, and my heart melted as always. One girl, named Luz, took to me quite quickly. She lived in the hostel because her mom owned it, and she and I had lots of fun together. It was fun to see her at the school and get to present to her and my other friends (one of them was a great boy named Emerson. He was awesome!)
We also got to know one shop owner pretty well. Her name was Gisella and she was 27 years old. We played voleibol with her, ate at her "restaurant" twice, and just hung out with her for at least some part of the day every day. We even got to have a conversation with her about Christ, and we are waiting to hear followup updates from the village team about what comes out of that! Exciting stuff!
To end our time there, we rode back on the same kind of truck, except this time we sat on the outside instead of in the "cabin" part... literally on boards that were ON TOP of 5 cows, 5 goats, and 2 giant sheep. And we were sitting with watermelons, potatoes, firecracker stands, and a box of cuy (guinea pig). Interesting to say the least... and COLD through the dessert... it made for a great memory though!
Prayer requests:
-That my team has a fruitful time in Bella Union before we have midsummer debriefing in Nazca.
-For my health. I have been waking up every night for the past week and a half with really bad, knife-like cramps (but way worse than regular cramps) all throughout the front part of my core. Also, my muscles all throughout my body have been really tight and achy, and my energy level has been WAY down. Ive tried several different things to figure out what is wrong, but I cant seem to figure it out.
-For my sister, Kelli. I have not heard from her lately, but she was not doing well last time I heard, and I woke up last night feeling that something was really wrong with her. Please keep her and her mental and physical health in your prayers.
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3 comments:
I'm sorry to hear about you physical pain. If it helps, think of what Paul says at the end of Phillipians 1; that he will not be put to shame and that Christ will be exalted in his body by life or by death. You're having so many opportunities and it is incredibley encouraging for my ministry here.
You're really amazing Kathy. Thought you should know.
hey girl, im praying for you, your team and your sis!!!!
Kathy, I love reading your posts. It is so cool to read about the work God is doing through you. I am praying for your health and for energy for each new day. :)
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