Days Four and Five

Hello friends and family!
The last two days have been very long and tiring.

Yesterday we went to church at CEMY in the morning. Their praise and worship is some of the most genuine I have ever seen. Marilyn and I left the service a few minutes early to pick up Alysse from the airport. After she had gotten settled in the hotel room, we went to Ruth's house for lunch. She made us hamburgers, salad, ice cream, and cake.

Craig, Drake, Ben, and I went to CEMY after lunch. Honestly, I still have no idea why, but I took a nap on the stage and the guys played the drums. We are reminded frequently to just "hang loose" and go with the flow. After a couple of hours, we rode in the back of a motocar truck to the town square in Yarinacocha.

We ate dinner after meeting up with the rest of our team, then the worship team from CEMY put on a program for the kids. Our dear, dear friend Azaky was there. The program consisted of lots of music, dancing, and a message from Jovenes con Vision (Youth with a Vision.)
By the time we got back to our hotel, it was almost 11:00. We collapsed into bed without even doing team devotions.

This morning, the construction team went to work, and we (the village team) got on the bus to go to Zapotillo. The bus ride is about 2-2.5 hours long, on very bumpy, gravel, jungle roads. Once we got to the village, we did our program. My mom told her story, and we had quite a while to play with the kids. We also had the opportunity to use a "squatty potty." :)

From Zapotillo, we rode the bus to Panaillo, for another program. Here, I told my story. We handed out hot chocolate and rolls.

In Panaillo, I met a little boy who has AIDS. Both of his parents died when he was a baby, and now he suffers every day. Please keep little Oscar in your prayers, as he is not expected to make it for very long. He was such a sweet, joyful little boy. This is one of those things that haunts you for a long time.

Thank you all for your prayers!