Well, we did it. We officially left the states behind on May 6th, and after two full days of traveling we finally arrived in Trujillo, Peru. We had a front row seat on our 9 hour bus ride through northern Peru, traveling a path fixed right between the Pacific coast and the Andes. It was a great first taste of our new ‘home’. As a testament to God’s grace, in every instance of needing help throughout our travels here, Peruvians have appeared out of nowhere to help and guide us right through the process. We encountered some definite God-sends...
We are settling into our new home and are enjoying our downtown apartment. We are blessed to have an apartment with 3 bedrooms and bathrooms (plenty of room for visitors... wink,wink), a washing machine, a great view, and eventually phone and internet access. We have laughed that we are living in a third world country with more space and amenities than we had in the states! But don’t let that deceive you - Here’s a little taste of some of the daily adventures of living in Peru:
- showering - turn water heater on and wait 20 mins... learn to take really short showers and only turn the water on for the rinsing portion your shower. oh, and remember to turn water heater off
- remember to throw your toilet paper into the trash can - NOT the toilet
- remember to NOT brush your teeth with the faucet water
- remember to not always assume that you’ll have electricity.
- manage to lug your loads of laundry up your tiny,spiral staircase to the roof to wash and hang clothes outside on the rooftop.
We won’t lie, it’s quite exciting and fun to have things shaken up a bit and experience the charms of third-world living! We have talked many times about how comfortable we are here and how much we love this city!
It has been such a blessing to see first-hand what incredible people the Peru Mission team here consists of. We are enjoying our jobs as each day we discover new responsibilities and expectations that there are for us, and learn more about this multi-faceted ministry. Although jumping in head-first can be a bit overwhelming, it is almost impossible to fathom how perfectly God has prepared us for our jobs here through our experiences over the last few years. More on that to come...
We want to thank everyone for being so supportive of us - spiritually, prayerfully, emotionally, and financially. We are anxious to keep everyone up to date on what God is doing here in Peru as we and those who are engaging with us in prayer and spirit are all of one team. We love you all!
The big city view
