Last Sunday we went to hot springs, or "aguas calientes". What we thought would be about a 2 hour trip ended up being 3 hours each way. We were at the church a little after 6am and the three buses left at a little after 7. It was a nice getaway for the day.
We hadn't been to hot springs before as a family. Chris went when he was in Santa Teresa, so this was a new experience for us. Above is Hannah in our little room with our private pool. It was quite warm, although the air was cold when you got out! (Note the right corner of the pool where the warm water comes in from the hot springs.)
After having a chance to swim, we had a short service outdoors followed by baptism. Chris was excited to be able to baptize Miguel, one of the youth that he works with and plays drums with in the youth praise band. (Miguel is above toward the left in white shorts.)
Danica was side tracked by the water coming down into the pool. Looks like she isn't the only one.
After the service we got back on the buses for about 5 minutes to go to a nearby field to eat lunch and play games until it was time to go back to Cusco.
Chris and Brook enjoyed teaching the youth how to play Frisbee football.
Here is a view of the soccer field and one of the Red buses we took to get here.
Danica has been wearing the knees out of all her pants because she loves to play puppy and crawl around on her hands and knees. This was her stance when I told her not to be on her knees.
Please keep praying for us as we adjust to the culture here in Peru. We feel like our Spanish is improving, but it is still difficult. It can be difficult to try and muster up the courage to make small talk and then there is always the fear that you won't be understood or they will talk so fast that you won't understand what they are saying. We do keep trying, but it can be frustrating at times to realize after a year in language study and almost 8 months on the field that language can still be such a struggle.
Please keep the girls in your prayers as well. Making friends here has been difficult at times, especially for Hannah. She is older and many of the kids in her class already have their group of friends. She had a great birthday party and enjoyed her friends, but her heart longs for a special friend and language can be a hindrance to that as well.
As always, thank you for your prayers and support, for without you we could not be here.
Psalm 121
I lift my eyes up to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and the earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
