Published on September 27, 2005
in peru.
Amanda and I were enjoying the McOferta (a special deal that McDonald’s has on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays) yesterday in the McDonald’s parking lot, when all of a sudden we saw, across the street, a taxi back into a lady and knock her to the ground. Her things went flying everywhere. There were a group of money-changers near by and ran to see if she was ok. But even closer to her than they were was a policeman and an ambulance driver. They didn’t do a thing! In fact, they kind of slunk back behind the ambulance so they wouldn’t be seen! The lady was ok . . . but that’s crazy! So much for serve and protect!
Amanda gave the policeman a “I can’t believe you did that!” look as we drove past him.
Published on September 27, 2005
in peru.
We’ve been in Lima a little over six months now. Here’s a quick update on things in general:
- Beleive it or not we are still learning Spanish! New words, phrases, slang, ways to say things everyday. But we are doing well. We both feel like we can communicate fairly effectively.
- Wilson (our first child) is doing well. We got him fixed. He was a little upset about that. Otherwise, he’s just eating, sleeping, and watching old reruns of the Cosby Show.
- We’ve been on several small trips and one big one. Our favorite was our first solo trip to Cuzco and Puno.
- We experienced our first earthquake.
- The folks that God has put in our lives here in Lima: Leighton, Maria, Norka, Odila have been an incredible blessing to us. God has given us different ‘assignments’ with each of them. God has taught us a lot through ministering to them.
- We have grown a lot in our relationship with God. We are seeing new things about him and are being forced to lean on him more than we probably ever have due to our ignorance and inability! We often find ourselves in a very stressful situation or decision . . . and the only thing we can do is ask God.
- So far the hardest thing about being in a different country is not being able to spend time with friends and family. We miss a lot of things about the U.S. (sane traffic; wal-mart; dixie cafe), but what makes us homesick is missing our families and friends.
Published on September 26, 2005
in peru.
We just experienced our first earthquake here in Lima!
Apparently they are fairly common. It kind of freaked us out. The windows started rattling and the floor felt like it was shifting a bit under my feet!
Published on September 24, 2005
in peru.
The Whites spent this past week with us here in Lima. They live in San Marcos, near Huaraz. They come to Lima every 6 months or so for doctors appointments, paperwork, etc.
The Whites are some of our best friends. We met them at MLC, where we lived in the same quad. Now, we’re about 8 hours apart here in Peru.
They’re heading back up the mountain today.
Here’s a picture of all of us at the zoo last week.
Published on September 17, 2005
in peru.
Yesterday, I was helping Dylan and Sherry find a new sleeping bag in Lima. At one redlight I made a U turn, which was illegal at that particular intersection. There was a policeman waiting and he waved me over.
He took my liscense and registration. He said this was going to be a big infraction. He asked me if I’d like to pay it there or at the comisaria (police station). I told him I’d rather pay at the comisaria.
I realized when he asked me ‘where’ I wanted to pay it that this guy probably wasn’t going to write me a ticket . . . and that he was going to see if he could get anything for himself out of me.
He hopped in my truck and started pointing where to go. He led us all over the place . . .up one street and then back down the same street . . . through neighborhoods looking for the phantom police station.
Finally, he said that maybe we wouldn’t have to pay the fine if we just paid him part of it. Sherry, who speaks Spanish, was in the back seat with him and told him that we are followers of Jesus and were not going to give a bribe. That we would pay the fine because we deserved it, but we weren’t going to bribe him.
We invited him to lunch with us but declined. “Let me out of here.” he said, at some random corner. So I did. He shook our hands and told us to be careful not to do it again.
Published on September 17, 2005
in peru.
Dylan and Sherry’s Bikes. [Bandito rides in the blue basket] 
Published on September 17, 2005
in peru.
A few months back I told you about Dylan and Sherry Harris riding their bikes from San Diego, CA to to the tip of South America. Well, they’ve made it to Lima!
They’re spending a few days with us here in the apartment to rest up a bit.
In Colombia, they picked up a kitten, “Bandito”. Wilson’s had a bit of a time adjusting, but he’s coming around!
They plan to make it to their destination by February. You can read more about them here: www.diegotofuego.com.
Published on September 15, 2005
in peru.
One of our highlights each week is the translator Bible Study. Amanda leads the study and I bring my guitar and shakers to lead worship.
We are ’storying’ through the old and new testaments. [Read more about storying: http://reapsouth.org/resource_download.htm]
We just finished Abraham and are moving to Joseph next, I think.
Published on September 15, 2005
in peru.
The White family (our friends since MLC) are back in Lima! They will be staying with us this week. They are here for doctors appointments and such.
The Whites work in the Department of Ancash, not to far from Huaraz among the Conchucos.
Published on September 14, 2005
in peru.
A few weeks ago in English class we talked about how to save money. Here are a few ideas that our translators gave:
- Ride a bike.
- If you TV or radio breaks, have it fixed instead of buy a new one.
- Make a birthday cake, instead of buy it.
- Instead of eating at a restaurant, cook.
- You could paint your own room, instead of calling the painter.
- Photocopy a book instead of buying it.
- Cut pants to make shorts instead of buying shorts.
- Talk to people in the U.S. using messanger instead of a phone.
- Bargain.
- Buy in bulk.
Published on September 13, 2005
in peru.
Had a very interesting day in civics class. The professor was a bit nervous before hand . . . and asked me if I planned to sit in on his class. I told him I had.
The reason he was so nervous was because he was talking about marriage. And things you should wait to do until you are married.
Primero se casan, luego se conocen. To be exact.
Published on September 13, 2005
in peru.
I think you might remember Leighton. He works at Wong (the local grocery store). Amanda and I became friends with him and found out the he and his two younger sisters are on there own. Their dad works in the mines in northern Peru. Their mom died in March.
Yesterday we had all three over for lunch. It was the first time we met the sisters. He is working at Wong to put them through High School. We had given him “The Purpose Driven Life” to read. He read it and now his sisters are reading it too. The love it.
They told us they wanted to be baptized. I had some troube understanding exactly what he was saying, so I just explained to him what baptism was all about. Not about fulfilling some law . . . or getting points with God. . . but that it’s done out of love and obedience. That it’s done to show who you’re living for now.
They are going to come to church with us Sunday.
Published on September 12, 2005
in peru.
Preheat oven to a good temperature. Not to hot, not to cool.
First you take one or two pieces of bread (3 if you’re really hungry).
Then, spread butter on top. Preferably the real stuff.
Then sprinkle sugar liberally on top.
Then sprinkle cinnamon liberally on top of the sugar.
Place in oven for five to ten minutes depending on how hot it is.
Enjoy!
Published on September 12, 2005
in peru.
We had a big lunch today, so I’m having coffee and PB&J for dinner . . . I thought it made a good picture.
Published on September 12, 2005
in peru.
Maria called us today and asked if we would be around the Ovalo tonite. She said she would be selling DVDs and wanted to see us. So we went to say hi.
She’s doing good. She’s four months pregnant. She went to get a checkup today and showed us the picture of the ultra-sound.
She told us about her friend here in Lima. He is the editor of a magazine here in Lima. He is a believer. He put Maria on his business insurance. That’s pretty cool.
Published on September 12, 2005
in peru.
Tonite Amanda and I went to Wong to pick up a few essentials. I actually like to go because they always have things to sample. I usually sample 4 or 5 things when I go in there, it’s great!
Anyway, there’s a little Tinka (lottery) stand right outside the front doors of Wong. We could barely get out of the front doors because of this huge line of people waiting to buy a lottery ticket. We figured out why. Across the street, one of Miraflores’ largest churches had just finished mass.
Published on September 11, 2005
in peru.
The finished product: Rocoto Relleno
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