Yep you heard it right. Keep reading to hear my first interaction with Peruvians.
Hey supporters, family, friends, people who accidentally clicked this link. I arrived in Trujillo, Peru a week ago at my new host home and ministry location. Also within this week I have gotten fully funded. So super huge thank you to anyone who donated and anyone who read my blogs or has prayed for my journey and funds. You are all such BLESSINGSSSS!
We arrived! I had a solid 20 minutes to settle in to our new place. I was already itching to walk around the area after 30 hours of travel by bus. So my friend Brittany came on a walk with me. The streets around the compound are dirt roads, lined with trash and stray dogs. The air outside smells faintly of urine and garbage. Honestly it’s bliSsful. We start down the road and come across this group of kids playing on the street. They started shouting for us to come play, and so we walked closer. Upon approach there is a boy caked in dirt with his pants fully unzipped and the biggest smile covers his face. Shortly after he approached, his friend ran up to us, I kid you not, holding a CD as big as his head and lying on top was the lifeless body of a newly born pup. Brittany and I honestly didn’t know if we should sprint away, scream or cast out a demon because whAt the hEck. We kind of just stood there in absolute shock and disgust. The kids realized we were uncomfortable, so of course he assumed we wanted a closer look at his toy. He outstretches his arms and presents the CD for us to hold. As we *politely* declined, his arms retract the CD. Because he pulled it back too fast towards himself, the canine carcass flew right off the top and made an uncomfortable thud and crunch on the ground below my feet. Fantastic.
That’s our cue. We then proceeded to exit every part of that interaction and head back to the inside of the gates of our compound.
OKAY! So now sharply changing subjects, I am living at a children’s school, where my team works throughout the week. We help teach the classes for 3-5 year olds that are entirely in Spanish. I am learning so much Spanish. It is definitely a more mentally challenging ministry, which is a good change after spending 2 months doing physically taxing manual labor. Also a few times a week we do sports ministry, teach English classes, and other outreach programs for the community.
This week we had a team of doctors and medical students participate in a free medical clinic. The people here are unable to afford proper medical treatment, so many people came to receive the help they needed! Here are some highlights of the week below.
My team is really loving this months Opportunities and we are growing a lot closer to each other. Please pray for the upcoming weeks, that we can be lights to the children and community Despite the language barrier at times. Thank you for taking your time to read this. ¡Buen Día!
