Pretty much every day since Party Day has been spent emptying our suitcases. This is a really big task, since there are THIRTEEN of them. (This, actually, is nothing compared to some teammates of ours who have more children than we do and traveled with over 30 bags – still, it felt like a lot!)

The kids have enjoyed having their toys unpacked and available for full-time play. I’ve enjoyed having clean clothing.

Two things that I brought from home that I am SO GLAD I did and would be so sad if we left behind are:
My food chopper – You know, that little round thing that you bang on and it chops up your food -  Pampered Chef sells it.… Read More…

Wednesday was Pick-up-all-of-our-suitcases Day and Party Day.

Since this is our second time coming to Peru, we have learned a few tricks. One is that LAN, the company we use to fly from Lima to Cusco, charges overage fees for traveling with more than one checked bag, whereas the companies (ie Delta, Continental) whom we use for our international travel usually allow 2 bags. So, to avoid loads of extra baggage charges, once we get to Lima, we take most of our bags to a shipping company in Lima and have them shipped to Cusco for a LOT less. It’s a great plan. So, Wednesday, we had to go pick up all of our bags. Yet another blessing – they… Read More…

I’m going to try to update you all on our return to Cusco through a series of posts. Consider this one as if it was written last Tuesday the 24th.

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We arrived! We’re here!

But let me say – we are a bit shocked. Only the Hand of God could have made it happen (which, I’m sure God’s hand was involved in ever tid bit – so no surprise there).

After four months of God affirming our call to Cusco through MTW’s approval to be career, and our team’s making us aware of the need for us to return, we were slightly discouraged by the lack of raising all of our financial support. But, just two weeks before our scheduled return, we… Read More…

Thanks to those of you who, after reading my prior post about the family’s illnesses, prayed for our health (and sanity). We are all much better! I suppose the bacteria found its own way out of the house and we all regained our health.

We’ve had a lot to do recently. Well, we always have a lot to do. Scott recently finished his Theological Studies class at our church, and so Thursdays are now much less rushed. The Josephine House has had a handful of children go home with families! YAY! We have two summer interns here helping in just about any way they can. Our new teammates Nathan and Kristen Henson have arrived and miraculously found housing within their… Read More…