i am determined to finish blogging about this trip, though we've been back over a week now. in which i've been visiting with the fam and and at the beach.
i will journal and recap it all! this post is about the last few days of the trip. i will post one more to recap the trip.
monday, may 23, we traveled back to lima via bus. the views of the 18,000 foot peaks- incredible from the 16,000 foot pass we traversed on the charter. fresh snow covered the ground, making it all the more unforgettable. on top of that, perfectly suiting tunes rang the stereo as we peeped out the windows from long slumbers. all of this, ~$10 bus ticket! #lovethatexchangerate
tuesday, may 24- sightseeing day. we hit all the big historical spots in Lima. this included francisco pizarro's grave. a cathedral. the changing of the guards. the prez's house. a lunch at a restaurant that i'm convinced is the reason why so many people on the team got sick after the trip. some awesome market shopping. the exchange rate is 1/3 that of the american dollar. spectactular. gifts for the fam. vintage-looking sweaters. alpaca wool. scarves. gloves. etc etc. futbol jerseys for the guys.
during our stay at lima, we crashed at mayra's dad's house. mayra is my co-leader, and she is a peruvian-american. i'm not sure what we would have done without her on this trip! fifteen college students, one shower. definitely a #missiontrip style.
wednesday- perhaps the most challenging day of the trip. topic: spiritual warfare. if you want to hear more about that, ask me!! basically, two of the leaders were sick. not to mention a translator and a team member. we encountered God's power in ways that we did not previously in the trip. we faced one obstacle after another, throughout the day. it was our outreach day in Lima. it was beautiful. our team came together like never before. prayer came together more than it had previously on the trip. unity. love. brotherhood. truth. power. tears. joy. endurance. some tidbits include: being 50 feet from the american embassy. worship in parks. flowers. sketch dinner food. awesome water show. prayer. love. joy. we talked to some peruvian women. definitely an encounter there!
thursday: beautiful. ocean. more markets. i love me some pacific ocean. worship on the beach. crazy highlight: we encountered another group of american missionaries! baylor university, texas. awesome joyful laughing beautiful americans. so refreshing while in a foreign country ministering. we exchanged hellos and conversed.
through the refreshing convo, i found out that one of the girls on the baylor team (remember, this is a foreign country. this is another continent) IS THE ROOMMATE OF A FRIEND OF MINE FROM MY CAMP REDCLOUD SUMMER 2009 IN COLORADO!!! AUGHHHH SMALL SMALL WORLD!!! nothing like causing a scene about that one with our two teams!!
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