While traveling down the mountain to the town of Chosica, Brittne got a severe ear ache due to congestion and rapid altitude change. By the time we got off the bus in Chosica she was miserable and needed attention, so we headed to the hospital where she got treatment. Martin was an expert at cutting through the crowds and confusion of being in a foreign hospital.. I was no help and just tagged along to watch the show! I could blog for days on what we saw, the crowds of people, the lines they had to wait in, and the cost.. but suffice it to say that you get what you pay for! I made a phone call back to the states from my cell phone to check on the medicine (injection) they wanted to give Brittne and that probably cost more than the entire visit!
During this past week Brittne made no-bake cookies for the Huaripachi meeting group at Zoila´s. It was a great time to fellowship with them outside of bible study... and the no-bakes were a hit! I left early to search for baptismal possibilities in the city. We have several believers who have not had the opportunity to be baptized yet and it has been put on my heart to find a suitable place so we can make that happen. I found a gorgeous location in a nearby stream coming down from the mountain (see pic). The stream is rapid, but clear, and there is a small tranquil area that I thought might be suitable for emersion. Well.. I put on some shorts and wading out into the water to test it out and before I could turn around my feet were numb from the cold! Since we want to baptize and not practice cryogenics, I had to look for other options. I think we have a good alternative, but we´re still working out the details.
Please pray for us in our efforts to provide an opportunity for the unbaptized believers here to observe this ordinance. Last Sunday we observed the other ordinance, the Lord´s Supper, and also trained the church here on how to administer it themselves.Martin celebrated his 26th birthday this week and Mike Weaver surprised him with a visit and (more importantly.. sorry Mike!) some of Kathy´s brownies from Lima.. OUTSTANDING! Brittne and I also had Salvador bake one of his cakes (keke) for Martin, complete with candles.
OK.. now about the dancing. The kids that are learning english in our classes have also been learning a traditional dance for an end-of-vacation festival in the main town square. I have to say that these are the sweetest kids.. they are great to teach and it turns out they are good dancers
too! Now let me be clear.. we did not teach the dancing! A young fellow named Wilmer was in charge of getting them prepared for the festival. Wilmer has also been instrumental in arranging our english classes and sports outings with the kids. We would often stay and watch them practice at the school where we were teaching, so we got to know them pretty well. The festival was last Thursday and the kids did a great job performing. I was in the back of the crowd taking pictures and movies, when at the end of their performance the kids came up and grabbed Brittne and pulled her out in front to dance with them. Then they got Martin! I thought I was safe (hiding behind the camera), but a couple of the little girls came screaming up to me and grabbed my hand.. how could I resist! It was a hoot.. none of us knew what we were doing, but we all had fun. I have a video of Brittne, but I promised I wouldn´t post it.. for now!
The serious work is also getting done here as well. We are getting more folks into the meetings, although we would still like to see more. We´ve had some great storying sessions, training sessions, and discipling meetings with the locals. Those attending our meetings are hearing the gospel in our stories and discussions. We´re throwing out those seeds everywhere we can! Please continue to pray for those who hear, that they will understand and accept it.
I am being kicked off of the computer again, so I will just ask for continued prayers for the meeting groups here and all we encounter. I´ll post more specific prayer requests later.
In Christ,
Greg
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