Another month and another birthday. We celebrated Sandy's birthday two Sunday's ago with a big meal at Mike and Kathy's apartment. It was a great day. I made Sandy a peanut butter cake, and Kathy made a chocolate cake. All of the team was there and a special thank you to Arnold for smoking the ham. Great job.

Last Sunday we were able to celebrate Santa Cena or the Lord's Supper at church. Also 14 people were baptized and the Sanctuary was full. The music was great and uplifting. We sang celebrative songs during the baptisms and it created a wonderful atmosphere. It was a great service. After the service we all went (Reapsouth Team) to La Granja de Abuelo for pollo a la brasa. It is a wonderful place to eat. The food is excellent and fairly reasonable.

Sunday evening was our monthly English Fellowship fellowship time. We had popcorn, chips, drinks and a movie, (in English). It was a great time with about 50 students attending. They really enjoyed the snacks and listening, and practicing their English. I have included a picture of some of the students. The office was packed.

Tomorrow we will travel to a camp outside of Lima for a time or orientation for our summer mission students. We will have about 60 students and adults there. We will enjoy times of prayer, worship, testimonies, Bible study, and lots of pertinent information about living in the mountain villages. The students will go out in teams of three to villages all over Southern Peru. Please pray for them as they travel and minister in the mountain villages.

Almost forgot to share an interesting story. The mission purchased us a box spring and mattress a couple of weeks ago. Well, we live on the fourth floor of our apartment building, and they couldn't come up the elevator or the stairs. They had to use ropes and haul the mattress and box spring up through our window. It was an interesting experience. Will try to post a pic.

Last Saturday we went to the Museo De Arte De Lima in downtown Lima. It was very interesting with many wonderful exhibits of art and pottery. The Silver exhibition was beautiful and the museum is housed in a huge Colonial Period mansion. It is well worth the trip and only cost us 6 soles to get in. It was a 2 for one day. What luck.