July 4th in Peru

Sandy and I have just returned from Nasca this past Tuesday. We spent five days there for the mid-summer debriefing of our sixty-five summer missionaries. It was a time or reporting of what God is doing in the villages they are serving in, and also in their lives. There was time for worship and prayer, skits, and a time for them to relax and fellowship with the other students. It was a great time. The worship was wonderful. Such great music and singing.

Sandy and I got to see the famous Nasca lines. This was the first time Sandy had been down the Pan-American Highway, so everything was new to her. She had a great time. We stayed at the Alegria Hotel in Nasca and it is a beautiful hotel. Plenty of hot water. The days are were warm and the nights were cool at times on the cold side. But the sun came out everyday and that is something we do not see in Lima right now. It felt so good on our bodies.

Well next week is our last week of language study. I finish on Thursday and on Monday I leave with a team from a church in North Carolina for a vision trip to Yauyos. Language is over and the work begins. I am really going to miss our tutor. She is such a marvelous lady and a great teacher.

A special thanks to our friends at Ridgecrest Baptist for our heater. It has been so cold in our apartment. We pretty much lived in our study where we have a small electric heater. Couldn't afford to run it to much though. This new gas heater is such a blessing. Thank you so much.

We found a new market today. In the area of the market is also stores where they make and sell baskets. Sandy had a great time today looking at all of the baskets and even bought a couple of Christmas presents while we were there. I love Lima with all of the markets and neighborhoods.
Next week we are going to explore another part of the city.

We love each of you and continue to pray for us. Our Bible Study is going great and we are beginning to see fruit from this. God is so good and ever faithful.
Alan