Peru Trip - Day 2

I refuse to let this team rest... just kidding, but that is how it seems. We arrived at the hotel around 12:30, and were able to get our stuff separated as to what could stay in Lima, and what we needed to take with us to Huaraz by 1:00 in the morning. We settled down and went to bed, only to be roused from sleep at 5:30 in the morning. We got up, had breakfast at 6:00 and were heading off to the shuttle by 6:45. We arrived at the bus station and were ready for an 8 hour or so ride to Huaraz.

The bus ride shows movies, and we were subject to “the Happening” and the “The Masked Man (Zorro)”. Apparently it was a Spanish class for us, as the first movie was in Spanish with Spanish subtitles – as if that helped us understand the movie. The second movie was just in Spanish without any subtitle at all. Needless to say, I spent more time looking at the glory of Peru and taking pictures (over 300). The coolest part of the trip was when there was a break in the grey clouds driving from Lima to Huaraz. Lima is under a grey cloud all year long. It is a dry place without much rain, but as we head north, the clouds separate and blue skies surrounded us. With the splendor of the mountains, and the majesty of the valleys, God's hand was readily seen all around us.

We arrived in Huaraz around 5:30 and no Andres! I looked all around and we waited for a little while, but he did not show. He was our ride to the hotel, so we ended up taking taxis. The kids really enjoyed that experience, as we separated into 3 groups and piled our luggage into the station wagon taxis and headed to Hotel Colomba. It was a very brief ride, but a good one.

When we arrived at the Hotel, we separated into groups, and headed for our rooms. We had about 30 minutes to get ready for dinner, so everybody took some time to clean up and get ready. The kids also went outside and played on the see-saw, the climbing wall, and challenged each other to pull up competitions. They are having a great time.

Ade came by to see us and let us know he would be here tomorrow. He is our trail guide/Wycliff missionary/ and all around great guy. I am really looking forward to spending some time with him.

After dinner we talked about how we had seen God today. They talked about the poverty, the needs of the people (spiritual and physical), the majesty and power of our God, etc. It was a great time to hear them share what God was teaching them. This is the part of the trip I love best. If it were up to me, we would spend hours talking and listening to each other about the things that God is teaching us. I was reminded that I need to take more time at home as well to hear from my children and my wife about what God is teaching them.

After dinner, we started the prep work of getting craft supplies ready for the child care center on Wednesday. The team was rather spent, so we headed for bed around 9:30. I finally got in touch with Ade about our need for some more duffle bags to put sleeping bags in, I think we are ready to go.

By 10:30, I was in bed, ready to sleep – I hope I sleep well, I have a feeling it is going to be a long day tomorrow as well.