Door Creek Church - Day 8

***Special guest blogger Ella and photographer Kristin Karls from the Door Creek Church Service Team***

After finishing up our work week we had a little down time so on Saturday morning we had the opportunity to tour the famous San Francisco monastery in downtown Lima. The architecture was breath-taking; unfortunately though, we couldn't get any pictures due to restrictions. We also went into the Catacombs and saw all the graves of the Franciscan order and monks from the church as well as an estimated 25,000 others in good standing with the church.

After our tour we walked down to the square, saw the beautiful sights, and had lunch at Bembos (Peruvian McDonalds). With our bellies full we started out on our 4-hour drive to Paracas for the night. To entertain ourselves on the way we told embarrassing and funny childhood stories, sang along to the fantastic American radio station music, and made bracelets.

Upon arrival we had a few issues getting to our hotel, but after finally figuring it out, we walked down to the beach and had dinner at a seafood restaurant. We got to taste octopus, calamari (squid), and many other strange sea creatures. Following dinner we had devotions led by Chelsey on trusting God and we all shared how we feel going through hard times and our reactions to them. The day was long but we all survived and slept well that night.