I feel like the past month in Peru absolutely flew by. In the midst of trying to wrap everything up we still had a lot of work to do. A team of us traveled to a small village called Huambalpa. We had planned on going for a week to have a training for the church there. We were told that the church had close to 30 active members, and we were very excited to go. After 24 hours of travel by bus to get there, we found out that the church was not very active. We ended up spending several days of one on one time training the pastor instead of having a training for the church because the few members that were there had to work in their fields during the days. After a few days we, as a team, felt that it was best for us to return home. Although it wasn't what we had planned, it was great to see the enthusiasm of the pastor and what all God is doing through him!
After returning to Lima we had a 2 week training for small teams that were about to head out to the villages. This year the training was slightly different because all the teams consisted of local Peruvians rather than volunteers from the States. This is very exciting because ultimately Peruvians can reach other Peruvians much more effectively than we as Americans can. The training went great, and the teams headed out to their different villages this past weekend. Please keep all of those teams in continually in your prayers. Village life is just as difficult in and of itself, but even more so when it's rainy season (which it is right now). Please just pray that the teams will be welcomed and effective in sharing the Word with the people there and that the people will be eager to listen.
As for me, like I said I am back in the U.S. now. Right now I'm not 100% sure what my plans are other than trying to find a job. I'm thinking about school in the Fall, but I'm still undecided about what I would like to get a masters in if I do go back. Thank you to each of you for keeping up with me over these past couple years, and thank you so much for all of your prayers!
