tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25207348608106057962024-03-13T22:06:15.594-04:00Kids Alive PeruProviding an inside look into the lives of children in Peru rescued by Kids Alive International. Kids Alive International rescues abandoned, abused, and neglected children all over the world.Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-53431656872516059552014-09-17T09:14:00.000-04:002014-09-17T09:14:09.366-04:00NEW BLOG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We know it's been a while since there have been any blog posts....<br />
That has been in large part, due to the development of our new blog which is now hosted at a new location.<br />
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Please head on over to <a href="http://www.kidsaliveperu.org/">www.kidsaliveperu.org</a> and subscribe there so you will be sure not to miss all of the new things that are happening here in Peru!Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-59663962516509615402013-03-06T13:30:00.002-05:002013-03-06T13:30:51.375-05:00Visit from the BomberosIn February we had the great opportunity in Mission TEC to have a visit from our local firemen. Following our theme for the month of security in emergency situations, the Bomberos came and spent time in our teen clubs and also in our AWANA clubs.<br />
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A small selection of our AWANA kids.<br />
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Tuesday's Club Juvenil<br />
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A budding fireman???<br />
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Wednesday's Club Juvenil<br />
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Some of our teens trying on the uniform.<br />
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Tips on how to use an extinguisher.<br />
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We are very grateful to the Yarinacocha Fire Company for the time they spent with us and for the examples they were able to give.<br />
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Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-15784836092049194482013-02-08T20:37:00.000-05:002013-02-08T20:37:29.368-05:00Juniper Tree Men's Camping TripLast week fellow missionary, Dan Anderson, Juniper Tree director, Ruben Effio, and Mike Fietje, Peru Field Director, took all the boys from the Children’s Home on a camping trip to Lunahuana, a small town a couple of hours south of Lima. The idea was to do “manly” things with them and teach them from God’s Word how to be a man of God. <br />
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They met up with the “tour company” who was to take them white water rafting. They were to take them to the place we would camp and provide them with sufficient tents for the 14 members of the group. The group was taken to a 3 star hotel overlooking the river and said they could set up next to the soccer field. Unfortunately, of the four tents they provided, only one 4-man tent was good enough to put up as all the rest had broken poles. At this point poor Ruben who had never camped before was ready to get a room but the tour company rep convinced the hotel manager to let the group borrow some of his tents. Unfortunately he only had four 2-man tents (I’ll let you do the math) which made things interesting…<br />
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The group had plenty of time for white-water rafting, playing in the pool, and of course plenty of football!<br />
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On the way home they had a little bit of time to go surfing, with the help of a few members of the Christian Surfers Association.<br />
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Please be praying that each of the boys from the Juniper Tree grow into the man that God wants them to be.<br />
Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-80859803761688852452013-02-08T11:14:00.001-05:002013-02-08T20:23:09.614-05:00Origins at OASISIn January, the Oasis hosted Origins church from OH, to do a medical campaign. This is the second year Oasis has hosted them at their facilities and it was once again a tremendous blessing for them and the community at large. They come down every year with doctors, nurses, pastors and others with a heart to serve and they partner with local doctors, dentists and churches to do medical campaigns, evangelism and service projects.<br />
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Over 150 people were able to be attended to on that day. The Oasis staff helped, as well as many volunteers from local churches. Each patient was presented with the gospel as well as getting medical help.<br />
On entering the Oasis gates the soccer court transformed into an archery range! This was a very cool way to keep the kids entertained while mom was having a tooth removed. There was also face painting and fancy hairdos for the kids as well as a kid’s club.<br />
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Besides the foot specialists there were also a couple of Peruvian general practitioners and some dentists. When the doctor prescribed something the patient could then get it at the free pharmacy. There were also three dentists pulling teeth, cleaning and even putting in new teeth! <br />
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All in all it a very good day at the Oasis Care Center. Thanks to Origens for making it happen and to the Lord for allowing us to spread His love into the community a little more.<br />
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Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-87322378077940182622013-02-08T10:50:00.002-05:002013-02-08T18:38:49.810-05:00Hello friends.<br />
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After a bit of a break, and a few changes, we are hoping to be able to update you all on the news of Kids Alive Peru. we have had some new additions to the Kids Alive family, new programmes, new projects and new people, which we hope you will enjoy reading about in the following weeks and months. Keep an eye out for blog updates from The Oasis Care Centre in Manchay, the Juniper Tree Children's Home in Pachacamac, the Friends of Peru Home Centre in Andahuaylas and also the Mision TEC Care Centre in Pucallpa.<br />
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We hope you will keep in touch, and keep praying for the ministries we have here in Peru.Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-22730726104960208262011-03-04T12:00:00.005-05:002011-03-04T12:00:02.426-05:00Luis Fernando<h1>Enjoy Luis Fernando's slideshow.<br />
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</h1>Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-66204209024041315732011-02-25T12:00:00.034-05:002011-02-25T12:00:00.911-05:00Shantal's SlideshowWe are beginning a series of slide shows to demonstrate the lives of each of our kids as they grow up in our home. For those of you who have visited the home, we would love to include pictures that you've taken of the kids. You could either upload them to our Photobucket group album - http://gs129.photobucket.com/upload/groups/QUAOB5N9R2/ (you will need to log in with either a Facebook or Photobucket account) or you can email them to kaiperucorrespondence@gmail.com. Please make sure to include the date of the picture in either the email or as a tag.<br />
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This first video of Shantal. Enjoy! <br />
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The focus for the past few months has been to reduce dust and clutter at the Juniper Tree. Being at the edge of a desert, the home site has more than its fair share of light, sandy soil that gets tracked into house. To combat this problem we have been pouring cement and planting grass to give the kids non sandy places to play. <br />
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A team from Lawrence Free Methodist Church (Lawrence, KS) poured a concrete patio at the back of one of the houses and sealed off some ventilation holes that were left open on top of the houses. <br />
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A team from Door Creek Church (Madison, WI) poured a concrete base for our new carpentry workshop. <br />
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We then started on the structure and a team from Holy Trinity Church (Raleigh, NC) finished the structure and started putting wood trim on the walls. <br />
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Next, a mixed team from Pennsylvania , New Jersey, and Ontario finished the wood trim on the workshop and painting the entire building. Then helped begin huge concrete sports pad, where the kids have been enjoying skipping and hopscotch as well as rollerblading and spinning tops. <br />
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The last team of the summer from Hespeler Baptist Church (Cambridge, ON) finished the sports court and did a major cleanup of the entire property. <br />
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Throughout the summer we have planted grass around three of the houses. It not only cuts down on the dust, but also gives the kids a place to kick the ball around and just lay to watch the clouds go by.Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-53206536869014838322010-09-03T12:00:00.003-04:002010-09-03T12:00:03.949-04:00Behind the ScenesThough hands-on work with the kids is done on the field, nothing that we do would be possible without some behind-the-scenes help from the Kids Alive International home office staff. <br />
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I had a rare opportunity to visit the home office yesterday and met these wonderful people.<br />
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Here they are.<br />
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<em><strong><h1>Marketing</h1></em></strong><br />
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Clockwise, starting top left - Kristian Pruitt, Director of Marketing and Communications; Debbi Kozak, Data Coordinator; Valerie Blohm, Communications Coordinator; Beth Murvine, Grant and Major Donor Writer; Phyllis Pierson, Donor and Network Specialist. NOT PICTURED - Rich Anderson, Director of Special Services<br />
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<em><strong><h1>Accounting</h1></em></strong><br />
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Left to right: Lindy Melrose, Accounting Clerk; Brenda Yack, Accounting Assistant; Marjie Van Schepen, Accounting Clerk. NOT PICTURED - Renée Beauregard, Chief Financial Officer<br />
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<em><strong><h1>Operations</h1></em></strong><br />
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Left to right: Gordon Sheffer, Director of Administration and HR; Cambria Breitzke, Short Term Missions Coordinator; Emily Johannes, Sponsor Relations Assistant; Ashley Berry, Receptionist/Operations Assistant. NOT PICTURED - Traci Hardel, Sponsor Relations Coordinator; Rachel Yack, Sponsor Relations Assistant; Ashley Rice, Sponsor Relations Assistant; Matt Parker, VP of Operations; Jeff VanDerMolen, VP of Operations<br />
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The Kids Alive President of Operations, Al Lackey, also wasn't in the office when the pictures were taken, but here's a picture of him visiting the Oasis last year.<br />
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Some like to help out with construction.<br />
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And others have enjoyed getting involved by leading devotions in a praise band.<br />
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Even the little kids have been helping out by presenting choreography that goes along with Christian music. Here they are practicing.<br />
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Look for the next edition of the Llama Reporter to see a video of the kids' choreography.Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-56907084056346516172010-08-06T12:00:00.002-04:002010-08-06T12:00:00.479-04:00PachamancaNot to be confused with Pachacamac, a pachamanca is a method of utilizing the ground to cook your food. Check out the pictures below, but look for the next edition of the Llama Reporter, scheduled for the end of August, for further explanation. <br />
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On the first evening we were treated to a special welcome from the kids and staff that included snacks and singing.<br />
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Much of the morning construction has been building retaining walls to prevent rain water from coming into the buildings. The team had to mix the cement by hand.<br />
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Jaime, the home's director, has been working hard all week long along with the team, but I was able to get a picture of him relaxing after a good day's work.<br />
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Here are a couple of views from the home. <br />
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The kids also found a little time to relax in the middle of the day.<br />
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After lunch it's time for sports and art.<br />
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In the evenings we are all treated to a meal at Jaime's house and then it's back to the hotel to rest up for the next day.Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-84900097329738810962010-06-26T12:00:00.001-04:002010-06-27T18:10:51.888-04:00Holy Trinity Church - Day 6***Special guest blogger Emily from the <a href="http://http://www.htc-r.org/" target="_blank">Holy Trinity Church</a> Service Team***<br />
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Quick run down of the day- pllllease ask us for details later, we're wiped, attempting to reflect on this experience and planning for another full day.<br />
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7:30 bfast<br />
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8 boys left for The Juniper Tree<br />
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8:30 girls left with Brenda (Tyler's wife) to go grocery shopping for "Love Gifts" for some of the ladies of the Oasis Care Center then we went to visit them in their homes. We we're welcomed into 3 homes and it was moving to say the least. No words could do it justice. We visited with these women, whose stories, we could never compare our own to, encouraged them through scripture, then would pray for them and their family.<br />
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Noonish girls arrived at the Tree to help complete the boys mighty hard work, we broke for lunch and then did a good clean up of all our materials, and unloaded some more materials that "Mucho Machi" (house dad who has the only license to drive the Kids Alive bus, only speaks Spanish, but we did teach to say "Sup Bro", Richardo also tries to teach him English...all around GREAT DUDE) had brought back to the Tree.<br />
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1:30 went to some ruins, super cool to see the the desert meet the ocean, with a bit of lush valley in the mix. So thankful we opted to ride the tour, instead of hike the tour.<br />
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3:30 picked Edwardo up from The Tree and said more goodbyes....gross.<br />
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4 hit Manchay and dropped Edwardo off for the last time, again, another goodbye...gross.<br />
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4:30 hit our neighborhood (Lo Molina) and said goodbye to Tyler...we were super sad to say goodbye to this legit dude. What's great is that he totally started making cracks on us, by the end of the week, praise the Lord for the hearts of these missionaries here!<br />
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packed, regrouped, hung out<br />
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6:30 dinner YUM YUM YUM AGAIN, AGAIN, AGAIN.<br />
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7:30 went to the Lima mall.<br />
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10 arrive back to apartment...and now reflecting.<br />
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goodnight and God Bless. <br />
it's been great.<br />
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Finale Team Macho MachiKids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-80964482889031006412010-06-25T12:00:00.000-04:002010-06-25T20:47:18.659-04:00Holy Trinity Church - Day 5***Special guest blogger Emily from the <a href="http://http://www.htc-r.org/" target="_blank">Holy Trinity Church</a> Service Team***<br />
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WE FINISHED THE WORKSHOP! PRAISE THE LORD! We finished our assigned project in 4 days and we're able to start digging the trench for the electricity to be brought out to the workshop, since it is towards the back of the property. We were even able to put the piping in, and glue the piping together. Successful day. Biggest highlight of the trench digging...was finding 2 dead chickens. Then, having to move the duck coop to dig the trench behind the coop. <br />
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Lots of animals at The Juniper Tree, if we haven't told you yet. 2 goats: Ya and Yo. A dog named Negrito. 7 chickens. 7 ducks. (Who don't like each other.) And now a little kitten. <br />
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...But what was even more successful was the 4pm bonfire, s'mores, sing song, volleyball and conversing with all the children and house mothers. The little ones LOVED the s'mores and kept asking for mas, with lots of chocolate on their faces from their previous s'more. All this lead into dinner with the children in their homes, where conversations continued and relationships were strengthened. Everyone was having way too much fun to stop and take any pictures.<br />
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AAAAND JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT IT HAD GOTTEN GOOD...THEN CAME DEVOTIONS. One of the older boys, such a cool dude, lead us in worship. His buddies we're playing backup on drums and various other instruments. A room of about 50, mainly children's voices, singing unto the Lord, pretty powerful. And listen to how awesome this is...THE JUNIPER TREE IS GOING ON A MISSION TRIP! In the middle of August, the kids are headed to help Earthquake victims and are going to evanglize and share Christ's love to the hurting, so they did they're dance for us and then we joined in. Check the youtube video of some Xtreme Kids trying to be as cool as the Juniper Tree kids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDzVf8dNAM<br />
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When it finally got to our turn...we read the story of the woman at the well, then re-enacted it with a skit. Lane was the well. Hunter- Jesus. It was awesome. Mal was the Samaritan woman at the well....the rest of us, dressed as either a Pharisee or a disciple.<br />
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All this...just the tip of the ice burg for sure. A very busy remaining 48 hours-- please pray for strength and good health, strong finishes. Tomorrow morning-the girls will go visit with local women who need encouraging, please pray that the Lord gives us His words. <br />
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Psalm 34: 5 "Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed." AMEN AND AMEN. What we witnessed tonight...<br />
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The weather is here. Wish you were beautiful,<br />
Team Vanilla Cookie Monster. <br />
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Today was a whirlwind. A lot of progress has been made at The Juniper Tree. Whitney, Emily and Edwardo (the man giving the OK on the ladder who works for KidsAlive) built the forms for the roof of the workshop. So much so, that we're going into a business named 2 Chicas y un Drill. Mark, Lane, Richardo y Arthur helped to complete the Super Board/Fiber Cement board in high altitudes. <br />
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A girl at The Juniper Tree has an English exam in September- so everyday, 2 of us sit down with her, to review English words and make flashcards. Today, Duncan and Tyler spent an hour with her in the morning. They felt like she is almost ready for another lesson. She seemed to be catching on very well. They really enjoyed their time with her-all smiles after leaving their tutor session.<br />
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Katie and Mallory spent all day working on shelves for the workshop, you'll see them sitting on one of their completions, giving it a trial run. They perfected the table top saw. Katie has requested a table top saw for her birthday gift and a planer. She's considering leaving her Law Practice to make handmade crosses, out of scrap wood, to sell at the Flea Market. :) You'll see one of the older boys, joining them in the fun! <br />
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Our after dinner entertainment was one of the Worlds Largest and Finest Car Collections. We walked down our street, turned left, beat on a door and then...lights came on. Richardo had a BALL- note the picture. <br />
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It was reallllly cool. Tyler, the Construction Czar/host missionary, took us on a mighty nice tour. <br />
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We're excited that tomorrow is our evening with the kids. We'll have s'mores, devotions, songs and a skit! More to tell tomorrow.<br />
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We love you all and appreciate your role in our lives.<br />
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En Cristo,<br />
Team USA (because we heard you are taking it to the next round in the World Cup)<br />
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Back to the work site. Today we almost completed the exterior walls for the workshop, and started to install the interior walls. Tyler and Lane went to the Peruvian Home Depot for lots of supplies, so that tomorrow we can make our final push on the workshop. <br />
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For an afternoon snack, we walked into the town of Pachacamac for an ice cream snack. More soccer was played- chicas vs. chicos. Duncan scored 2 goals. <br />
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Dinner was served at the team apartment with two of the missionary families. After dinner, we drove into town (more or less) to enjoy a TASTY TREAT - ice cream and peach frozen drinks at San Antonio's. This was a lot of fun and a good time to get to know the missionaries better. <br />
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Calling it a night...tomorrow morning will be here quickly. <br />
Thank you for the prayers-please continue to pray for the country of Peru and all that serve it, day in and day out. <br />
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signed,<br />
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The last and final day of our trip began with an early wake up call for breakfast at 7 AM. We had an 8:00 tour of the Islas Ballestas where we saw dolphins, humboldt penguins, and many different kinds of birds. Our tour guide Luis also showed us the mysterious Candelabra (a gigantic impressed image of a candelabra on a sand-dune) which was found in the late 1800s. It's uncertain how or who made it; when we asked why it didn't wash out of the sand we learned that it's because of the lack of wind and it only rains 22 millimeters there a year. We were also told that Guano (bird poop) is collected there for fertilizer. Overall, it was a breath-taking experience. After the tour we walked around the Paracas markets and then went to the Reserva Nacional de Paracas and saw some amazing sights and views. Shout out to Leo for the awesome driving, big appetite, and excellent sense of humor. We had an interesting lunch experience where a bunch of waiters and waitresses ran up to our van trying to get us to go to their restaurant. After lunch we headed back to Lima and had a delicious pizza dinner at the Fieje's home and sadly said our goodbyes. <br />
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This experience was life-changing and humbling for all of us and we are so thankful for all of your prayers and support.<br />
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getN’ 2 werk.<br />
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Huveos for breakfast and microwaved bacon, toast and jam. We had us a buff-ette. <br />
Then we loaded up the clown van, got some air in our tires, picked up Chica, dropped her off, picked up Eduardo, and took him with us to The Juinper Tree. He is the Master Carpenter. <br />
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Got right to work. Whitney’s words were, “I can do a drill.” <br />
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Dinner = Delish. Tradition Peruvian Pepper Chicken (Ají de Gallina). <br />
Tonight we’ll be on our rooftop, hanging out as a group and laughing ridiculously. <br />
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We arrived late last night in Lima, after an easy flight, Lane was asked if he needed a taxi, but he said no, multiple times. Richard quickly made fun of Arthur’s coordinating hair color and luggage. The Peru Kids Alive team quickly found us and escorted us to the vans.<br />
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Quick sleep, farmers breakfast and departure for church. Lane was asked to come up front for the congregation to sing Happy Birthday in espanol and ingles. Preached on discipline for 1 hour and 15 minutes, in Spanish. <br />
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After church, a traditional Peruvian meal of Boston Market look alike, with all the missionaries and their families. There are 3 missionary families here, with a combined total 8 children. Frozen lemonade – was actually limeade- was tasty tasty.<br />
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Drove about an hour outside the city to tour The Juniper Tree Home, where the children now reside. Team USA got crushed by Team Peru, the average age of the Peruvian team was 5 and Mark had to remove himself from the game after getting a “boo boo” from getting schooled by a 4 year old. <br />
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Leaving the Juniper Tree- we went to Manchay Oasis Care Center, a day care center and preschool for at-risk children, which also has created a program for some of the moms of kids in the program.<br />
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Thankfully, Richardo Barefoot came along. He was riding shotgun and entertaining Machi with his attempts to speak in Spanish.<br />
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WE SAW A LLAMA AND AN ALPACA TODAY. (for you Susan)<br />
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We are happy, healthy, thankful and tired. <br />
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Love,<br />
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Team AWESOMEKids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-86097912359855765662010-06-21T12:00:00.001-04:002010-06-22T10:40:07.570-04:00Door Creek Church - Day 8***Special guest blogger Ella and photographer Kristin Karls from the <a href="http://www.doorcreekchurch.org/" target="_blank">Door Creek Church</a> Service Team***<br />
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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. <br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Wrapping up the work week has been a time of bittersweet feelings, as we've said goodbye to the children and families at the children's home. We've realized more and more throughout the week how valuable relationships are. It's been great to do what we can to help through physical labor, but how we'll cherish the times with the kids - whether playing soccer or blowing bubbles with them, exchanging language lessons, going on a walking tour of their village, or just hanging out... we've been nothing short of blessed to have this experience here in Peru. <br />
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God is teaching the team many different things. We've shared with each other how we realize how much we take things for granted, living in the states. Often times we think of ourselves, and what we have to accomplish, etc. - our thoughts revolve around ourselves. However, the missionary life (moreover, the Christian life) is to be lived with humility, putting others before ourselves. As Ella shared in devotions, we are to be lights in the world of darkness. And as Luisa shared for her turn of leading devotions, God helps us be these lights in darkness - He promises to never leave us or forsake us.<br />
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So we are blown away by the joy of the people here, despite the "little they have." But what defines how little or how much people have? Is it monetary things or possessions? Their generosity is astounding. We were able to witness their decision to tithe money they raised through a garage sale to the church. As the children all exclaimed their joy, "Iglesia! Iglesia!" (They wanted their money to go the church as a tithe), we were convicted of our own willingness to give. We thank God for His faithfulness to us. He is always waiting patiently as we continue to learn through such things as this. <br />
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Thank you everyone for everyone's prayers, love and support! <br />
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Jueves! Breakfast was oatmeal, bacon, ham, and toast made by Alec and Abbi today! It was our first morning without Kyle and of course we were all running late. We started off with a few small work projects and then finished up cementing! Shout out to Eduardo for doing half of the work set out for us. After that Courtney, Ella, Abbi, and Chelsey used power tools (the skill saw and nail gun), and nailed siding to the shed on the roof, and no one died... success. The rest of the team lacquered wood and prepared the siding for the tool shed.<br />
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We were all very excited to switch up our routine and have dinner at the children's home and stay for devotions with the kids. Dinner consisted of roasted chicken, white rice, lemon salad, and potatoes. <br />
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Devotions were AWESOME! The kids performed some lively skits, dances, and music that they will be using on their upcoming mission trip in August to do some street evangelism. We attempted a skit on Daniel and the lion's den and Alec shared his testimony. After just arriving home from a long night, we are excited and sad for our last day with the kids tomorrow.<br />
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Linda's luggage arrived late Thursday night! Praise God.<br />
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Hamster Updates*:<br />
Courtney - Tuesday<br />
Abbi and Chelsey - Friday<br />
Ella and Kaitlin - Possibly Friday<br />
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*Note: To Hamster (verb) latin root: hamos-stinkarono; To go without showering for more than 24 hours (under our conditions)Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520734860810605796.post-30724456687215679112010-06-17T12:00:00.002-04:002010-06-17T14:49:49.834-04:00Door Creek Church - Day 5***Special guest bloggers Caleb and Alec and photographer Kristin Karls from the <a href="http://www.doorcreekchurch.org/" target="_blank">Door Creek Church</a> Service Team***<br />
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The 3rd day of work was another fun-filled day that was very successful. We started off with a very nutritional breakfast prepared by Caleb and Joel: Eggs and bacon sandwiches along with rice! And of course, fresh Peruvian juice. After the filling meal and time with God, we headed off to the work site. As soon as we arrived, the skilled worker Eduardo went straight to work on preparing the area for concrete. <br />
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As Caleb and Courtney began work on the re-bar grid, (which, I might add, turned out flawless on our part), in the meantime Abbi provided excellent assistance for Eduardo, while Alec and Chesley made an engineering marvel connecting two roofs of a complex. The morning went quickly and more was accomplished than expected. After lunch, we began work on pouring the cement. Alec, Kaitlin, Caleb and Louisa professionally shoveled rocks and sand into the cement mix. Abbi, Courtney and Chelsey used wheelbarrows to transport the mix to the pouring site. <br />
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Abbi took a break from the hard work during the morning to provide a little homework assistance to one of the older girls in the home for her English class.<br />
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Kristin expertly documented our journey through the work day with breath-taking images with her camera. Later Linda and Kristin interviewed children for Kids Alive. After all the work for the day had been completed, we bumped and jostled our way back home in the back of Machi's bus (singing entertainment provided by Alec Vice and Caleb Karls). <br />
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Para din din we sampled guinea pig, which most of the team disliked. We believe the distaste for guinea pig meat had to do with the fact their appendages were still present. Unfortunately a dear member of our group was lost: Kyle Glenn (onto a wedding and Guatemala mission trip, please pray for him). With one less leader and friend, we will have to be that much more on our A-game. We are happy to announce Ella is over a recent sickness, thanks to God. Today, she put her skills to practice by making a scrapbook page for the Kids Alive service team scrapbook. As it is late and our wake-up call is early, we can hope and pray for another good night of rest and thank God for seeing us through yet another day.Kids Alive Peruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716521406975144922noreply@blogger.com2