Well I got back about a week ago, however I just now got internet access again so thats the reason for the delay in posting. I was incredibly happy to see all the kids again and they were all happy to see me again. I got there about 8:00 and a couple of them had started sleeping at around 7:00 for some reason but they woke up to come to talk to me. Yhonson and Tito were two of them that were asleep and so they were kind of sleepwalking and it was hillarious trying to talk to them. Tito was so out of it that he just stood there and started crying when I tried to talk to him. I got a good laugh out of that.
I went straight to work the next day and cut about 10 heads of hair with my brand new clippers that Laci Thurn gave to me. Thanks Laci! Then I broke out some baseball gloves and played catch for awhile with Gerson and Yhonson. The gloves were donated by Dana Rothaus. The kids are so good at catching yet but they have surprisingly good arms.
The next day we had a Cholotada. Which is a party with hot chocolate and cake, usually held during the holiday seasons. We had some people from the bank BCP come and donate all the stuff and throw the party for the kids. The people from the bank also donated 1 toy per kid and wrapped them all up and called them by name to come get it and everything. The kids all had a great time.
And today, I just got done meeting with David Meyers, the son of Joyce Meyers, who leads up all their international ministry and humanitarian work. Also along on the meeting was Rob Barringer who leads up a huge ministry in Peru. They came to meet with Avis to see what they can do to help. They are both really great guys and had a lot of wisdom that they shared with Avis.I'm all caught up and I just finished getting my room in order. That's about everything for now.
7 comments:
Glad you made it back safely! Loved the pics of the haircut! Just noticed that your blog is named "Summer in Peru 2008"... kind of funny what that one summer turned into, eh? We enjoyed seeing you while you were here. Thanks for keeping up your blog- we love hearing about what you're up to! Cuidate,
Emily
opensockHi Kevin. We're happy you made it back safely. Looks like you got down to business and play right away. Always enjoy the pictures and notes
We're glad you made it back safely! We miss you already! The party sounded like a lot of fun. Is the hot chocolate the same as it is here?
Yeah I am excited to start reading your blog again! Nelson's little smile is so cute! That was so nice of the people at the bank! Sounds like a lot of fun!
Sounds like my kind of party! :) I LOVE hot chocolate! So happy you made it safely back to Peru! We are praying for you!
glad to hear things are going well.
I am sure the kids were so excited to see you again! It is good to read your blog again, looking forward to more! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Hey Kevin I was just checking out your post and I must say you are quite the barber. You need to cute your Dad's hair when you get back....I know he would love it. Let me know if you need anything!
Jay
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