Day 7 - Dawn was early on the Wednesday of relaxation. We packed into a luxury double decker bus and meadered through the country side north of Lima for about 3 hours to arrive at a lovely little village that had an oasis of joy: a white water rafting company. The 1 and 1/2 hour trip down level 3 rapids was amazingly fun with our team and crazy guide Juan Carlos. A quick respite at a local hotel allowed for swimming and eating which we followed up by a trip to downtown Lima for a spin at the local markets.
Our deluxe accomodations!
The river of much joy, wetness and fun.
Day 8 - Back to the grind on job sites, but we were all feeling much better rested and happy to be back to the work we had gone down to Peru for.
Day 9 - Last day on the job sites. We saw miracles happen! Three walls of the outside of our structure were 100% complete, leaving the bathroom walls and the gables behind the baptistry to finish. We also added 1/3 of the roof to the church that Friday. The day ended with a spectacular on site water fight. I dripped my way back to the University that night along with Ben and Annika.
Day 10 - Sabbath in the new church buildings! I remember being relieved and tired and happy to share some of what I know of God with the congregation. The joy in the crowded church was tangible. All of the kids who attended VBS and came to church came forward when I asked for anyone who wanted to give their life to Christ. One of our team members prayed over them while we stood with them. It was hard to leave. Four of the nursing students did a wonderful puppet presentation and one of the local boys, Gustavo recited a poem and preached a homily. He was 10. Amazing!
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