Long Time, No See!

Well, well, well... so sorry I haven't written in a while! I'll try to make it brief, but we all know how good I am at that!

After Nazca, we got rerouted because of the road strikes here... our detour was Bolivia! It was pretty cool to get to say we went to another country for the day! However, the night before, I was rushed to the emergency room... Not only did I have parasite number 2, but I also had traveler's disease, and an allergic reaction. I got lots of drugs for the first 2, and a booty shot for the allergic reaction. That was an interesting night, to say the least.

We went to Lampa after that. Brad, a journeyman, is the "village team" there, so it was my team, the Barnabus team (encouragement), and him. We jumped on with his ministries in his town, including going to a families house 45 minutes away to do Bible study, and playing daily tennis with new believers in Lampa. :-) We also did a performance in the plaza, to which over 100 people came. It was pretty awesome! I brought two girls from the hostal (Aydé- 9, and Anni- 18) and really befriended them over those couple of days. The hostal owners were definitely our favorites from the summer, and I hope to keep in touch with them through email. Also, we went on a tour of the Catholic church there, which has a moselium with lots of dead bodies (bones) in it, and went to Juliaca (the neighboring city) for Brad and Amy's birthdays. It was a laid-back and fun village.

Our last village for the summer was Nuñoa. It was COLD. And they only had electricity maybe 3 hours a day. :-/ We played with kids a lot, and did a performance this morning in the only school that was open. (Along with the transportation strikes plaguing the country, the teachers have been on strike since the beginning of July, which has meant no school as well! I just think that's awful!) The most exciting thing for me in Nuñoa was quite a coincidence, to say the least. Marguerita, the woman I had Bible study with in Cusicancha and later found out accepted Christ, was at the market on Sunday! It was awesome! I ran over to her and we hugged for a while. It was so nice to see her and find out how she has been doing! Our main ministry in Nuñoa was the church there. They were having a "church retreat," so we performed for that, as well as in church and children's church on Sunday morning.

We're in Puno tonight, and after touring Lake Titicaca tomorrow, we will be on a 20 hour bus ride back to Lima for debriefing. I´m missing home and family and friends terribly right now, so please keep praying for me! And don't forget to leave comments! ¡Chao amigos!