Today we leave for our end of the summer debriefing of the student summer missionaries. It has been a fast eight weeks. We will be returning to the camp in Chosica will be back home on Friday afternoon. It will be exciting to see all of the students again and hear their testimonies of what God has done this summer in their villages. Pray for the safety of our students as they travel to Lima and the camp, and also as they will be returning home to the United States this weekend.

Well, I pride myself on being a very good test taker, but I blew my language evaluation this past Saturday. I let the test giver fluster me in the first minute and it was downhill after that. I reverted back to present and past tense and just didn't give a good representation of what I knew. This is my third language evaluation and I am so tired of being put on a stage and being told to perform. I want this part of my life to be over. What's the point anyway, I have had all of the language study they will allow. I don't think I will even read the report when it comes in. This is a very depressing time.

Went to the English service on Sunday and it was so nice to understand the message. It was great, and a young man came up to me and wanted to know more about my class on Wednesday nights. So I spent some time with him after the service and I believe he will come to the class. He lives not far from our area and hopefully we can develop a good friendship.

Time to get the truck packed. Que tenga un buen dia. The pics are from my recent trip to Yauyos.

Language school is over and now the work begins

What a week. I have just returned from a week in Yauyos. Kristen Seay and I led a team from Hickory Grove Baptist Church on a vision trip. It was a week of firsts. My first time to help lead a team, first time to drive South on the Pan American Highway, and my first time to drive in the mountains. I did ok in the mountains as I only went airborne once. It is not my fault, who expected to find a speed bump in the middle of nowhere. We had a great week. God was with us as we accomplished everything we needed to do in the short amount of time we had available. On our last day Richard was able to lead the lady who owned our hostel to the Lord. That alone made the whole trip worth it.

What a privilege it was to work this past week with Kristen Seay of Crosspoint Baptist Church in Argo. She is a most precious young lady, and the Lord just shines in her. At just 23 God has blessed her with wisdom way beyond her years. I learned a lot from her this week. What a blessing she is to our team. She has been such a blessing to Sandy and me.

School is over for us, and all that is left now is our language evaluation this week. I have posted pictures of Sandy and myself in class. The classroom is our dinning room table, and Norka was our teacher. She is a wonderful lady but not a believer. She is a great teacher, able to put you at ease. I have been able to communicate some, but my problem is understanding Spanish spoken to me. I have been told that it will take time and to be patient. That is not one of my strong points.

Next week our team will be working on the Atlanta Training materials and I will be back in my Bible Study. We have our end of the summer debriefing for our summer missionaries in two weeks. This summer has gone so fast. It will be great to hear the testimonies of what God has done in the villages this summer through those students.

The work never ends in Peru. There is so much to be done. A special thank you to our friends at Ridgecrest Baptist Church for the heater. I am able to sit here and type without having to wear my jacket. That you so much, you are such a blessing to us.

Until next week, may the Lord bless each of you.

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