Sunday:

• Daddy Y (Ron), Terry, Martha, Ellie, Katie, and Linda arrived at the Lima airport, after 24 hours of travel, and received a warm welcome from our Peruvian friends. We had only a few hours to get settled in before we went to La Iglesia de Perales to meet the people we would be working with for the next week.
• We attended Sunday School and got to meet the kids. Later that evening we attended a worship service held by the people of Perales.

Monday:

• We walked to Manuel Correa to work on fixing up the school there. Later that afternoon, we had our first day of E.D.B.V. (Escuela Biblica de Vacaciones). After that, we walked back to Perales and spent time with the people there.
• Late that night, Rachel and George arrived at the Lima airport, unable to come with the rest of us due to Rachel’s stomach flu.

Tuesday:

• In Mannuel Correa, we painted the school yard, fixed desks and chairs, cleaned out classrooms, made banners, and, most importantly, befriended many kids. Once we were done, we helped out with E.B.D.V., painting faces, helping out in the classrooms, putting on skits, and playing with the kids.

Wednesday:

• As we came closer to finishing our work at the school in Manuel Correa, we started spending more time with the kids. We played soccer, basketball, tag, and taught the kids some English as they taught us Spanish.
• We continued to get to know the kids of Perales, spending time talking to them and playing with them in the streets.

Thursday:

• After our day in Manuel Correa, we climbed up the side of the mountain to pray for the people of Perales and Manuel Correa. After, we took some of the church leaders out to dinner at Tony Roma’s.

Friday:

• We got a taste of Peruvian culture, spending our morning shopping in the market place. Later we returned to Manuel Correa for our last day of E.B.D.V. That night, we said goodbye to all of our new friends and celebrated George’s and Janet’s birthdays with a cake. The women of the church came with us to the airport as we departed from Lima to St. Louis.

To see many more pictures from the week, please visit the photo gallery.