Sixto met us at the hotel Thursday morning with a micro-bus. We all piled in and drove about an hour to Gracia Divina Church. Some members of their church joined us and we all headed to the slums of Nuevo Pachacutec.
We based ourselves out of the building the church owns in this area. Throughout the day we gave out reading glasses and played with the children. We painted the faces of the children, made very "abstract" balloon animals (a lot of fun was had trying to figure out what our creations really looked like), and handed out some stuffed animals Shane gave Mike Gross. The kids, OK, we had a blast!
We spent a lot of time visiting with the people. All those who received eye glasses were asked if they wanted us to pray with them. Invariably they said yes. A few of them, including one man, wept as we prayed with them. The personal interaction was phenomenal.
Little trouble uploading photos this morning. Going to try to do it now before Sixto arrives.
Back at the hotel we dropped off our supplies and walked to Larcomar, an open-air shopping center overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We had a great meal at a chicken restaurant called Pardos.
This morning we leave the hotel at 8:00. We will work in the eye clinic and go further into the slums (we are on the western edge in clear sight of the Pacific Ocean).
No one is sick. We are all are excited about how God is going to use us today to minister to the people of Nuevo Pachacutec.
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I'm praying for you guys daily. I'm glad to know that everyone is well. Can't wait to hear more about what God is doing/will do!
Tammy Gross
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